Total Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 139.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

East Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Avenue (E17 9NG) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Avenue (E17 9NG), the main crime hotspot is near Hoe Street. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arden Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trelawny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Third Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Avenue Road
Apr 2026Burglary West Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs East Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Close
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trelawny Close
Apr 2026Burglary Trelawny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street
Apr 2026Other theft Trelawny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stanhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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