Total Crime Rate
72.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Friday Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North , and the 315th 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 Little Friday Road (E4 6HD) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Friday Road (E4 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penny Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Farm Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hatch Lane & Highams Park North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penny Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Friday Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normanton Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluehouse Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluehouse Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coney Burrows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Coney Burrows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bluehouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vulliamy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Penny Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Friday Hill | 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 | Oaks Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxlingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Accommodation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friday Hill West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Accommodation Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxlingham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Saxlingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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