Crime Rates at Third Avenue, London, E17 9QJ

Third Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 215th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Third Avenue (E17 9QJ) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (E17 9QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoe Street, where police recorded 184 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tower Mews (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.