Total Crime Rate
503.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bakers 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gandhi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gandhi Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bakers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dunton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Russell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lea Bridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplars Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shortlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westerham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westerham Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westerham Road | Under investigation |
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