Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.9 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 138.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

West Avenue Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 174th 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 West Avenue Road (E17 9SE) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue Road (E17 9SE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in West Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stanhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tower Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tower Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cedars Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary West Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hoe Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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