Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bluehouse 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.
View Crime In Hatch Lane & Highams Park North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaks Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Friday Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bluehouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluehouse Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluehouse Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Penny Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penny Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normanton Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Friday Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Friday Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Friday Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friday Hill West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Farm Drive | Under investigation |
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