Total Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Higham Place area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 198th lowest 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 Higham Place (E17 6DD) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Higham Place (E17 6DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Luton Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wigmore Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Higham Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bristol Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bramley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chamberlain Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Elizabeth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higham Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oatland Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Oatland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oatland Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oatland Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farnborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillyfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Pond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Pond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
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