Total Crime Rate
87.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crofton Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North , and the 317th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crofton Grove (E4 6NY) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crofton Grove (E4 6NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Otterbourne Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linnett Close (14 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abbotts Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Abbotts Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Abbotts Crescent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richmond Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coolgardie Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bramblings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkshall Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterbourne Road | β |
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