Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byron Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in South Woodford , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

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 Byron Avenue (E18 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the South Woodford average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Avenue (E18 2HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Walpole Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Byron Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary High View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove End Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Raymond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove End —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary High View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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