Total Crime Rate

153.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 153.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Groveside Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North , and the 141st 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 Groveside Road (E4 6JD) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 151.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groveside Road (E4 6JD), 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 Groveside Road area

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

Data Sources

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