Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Connington Crescent area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Connington Crescent (E4 6LB) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connington Crescent (E4 6LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Otterbourne Road, 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 Connington Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Farm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friday Hill West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Farm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Friday Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Friday Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Friday Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Friday Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Accommodation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Accommodation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxlingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saxlingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxlingham Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vulliamy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Weale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Weale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wittenham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wittenham Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connington Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Otterbourne Road

Data Sources

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