Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weale Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North , and the 319th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Weale Road (E4 6JL) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower than the Hatch Lane & Highams Park North average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weale Road (E4 6JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Otterbourne Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saxlingham Road (10 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxlingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wittenham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Withy Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wittenham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wittenham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friday Hill West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Friday Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Friday Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friday Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Friday Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Friday Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Saxlingham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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