Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 62.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ravenswood Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 687 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 Ravenswood Road (E17 9LY) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenswood Road (E17 9LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burns Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ravenswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosslyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Stephens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shernhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shernhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burns Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burns Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brookfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Stephens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arden Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosslyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browning Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browning Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Browning Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Back Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alander Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trelawny Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Trelawny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trelawny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trelawny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Comely Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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