Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Ferndale Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndale Avenue (E17 9EH) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Ferndale Avenue (E17 9EH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ferndale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrett Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Public order Western Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambkins Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Lambkins Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue North —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue North —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stacey Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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