Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 56.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitehall Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 704 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 Whitehall Road (E4 6DN) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Hatch Lane & Highams Park North average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (E4 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Gardens. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Gardens
Sep 2025Robbery Whitehall Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary British Legion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodedge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rookwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Courtland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtland Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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