Total Crime Rate

484.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 484.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.1 10/10
  • Drugs 46.6 10/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bakers Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bakers Avenue (E17 9AN) in the last 12 months was 484.5 per 1,000 residents and was 388.6% higher than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (β‰ˆ 164.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bakers Avenue (E17 9AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bakers Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplars Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplars Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ledger Mews β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pendlestone Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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