Total Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bluehouse Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 704 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 Bluehouse Road (E4 6HT) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bluehouse Road (E4 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Friday Hill, where police recorded 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Friday Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Friday Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Friday Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friday Hill West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Friday Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Friday Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friday Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Normanton Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Friday Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hornbeam Grove | Under investigation |
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