Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 45.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Middleton Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 179th 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 Middleton Avenue (E4 8EG) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Valley average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Avenue (E4 8EG), the main crime hotspot is near Chase Gardens. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marmion Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrydown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmion Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marmion Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marmion Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louisa Oakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louisa Oakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marmion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Louisa Oakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Louisa Oakes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chase Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marmion Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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