Total Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Otterbourne Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North , and the 188th highest crime rate of 704 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 Otterbourne Road (E4 6LL) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otterbourne Road (E4 6LL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Otterbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxlingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterbourne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lukin Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bramblings Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Withy Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterbourne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterbourne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wittenham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wittenham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wittenham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxlingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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