Total Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oaks Grove area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oaks Grove (E4 6EY) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Hatch Lane & Highams Park North average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaks Grove (E4 6EY), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Farm Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatch Lane & Highams Park North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Friday Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friday Hill West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Deacon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Long Deacon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaks Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Coney Burrows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coney Burrows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whitehall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Friday Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Friday Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normanton Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Four Wents | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluehouse Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluehouse Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bluehouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vulliamy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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