Total Crime Rate

503.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 503.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 167.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 46.6 10/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 95 local areas in Forest , and the 21st highest crime rate of 704 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 9AW) in the last 12 months was 503.1 per 1,000 residents and was 418.1% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 177.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bakers Avenue (E17 9AW), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bakers Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gandhi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gandhi Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bakers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dunton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lea Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplars Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shortlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westerham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westerham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westerham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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