Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bluehouse Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North , and the 244th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bluehouse Road (E4 6HS) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bluehouse Road (E4 6HS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bluehouse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Friday Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bluehouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluehouse Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluehouse Road
Apr 2026Other theft Penny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Friday Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Friday Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Friday Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friday Hill West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Farm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Farm Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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