Crime Rates at First Avenue, Walthamstow, London, E17 9QQ

First Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 10th highest crime rate of 687 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 First Avenue (E17 9QQ) in the last 12 months was 633.8 per 1,000 residents and was 446.8% higher 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 121.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (E17 9QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoe Street, where police recorded 184 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastfield Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.