Total Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Burnham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 687 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 Burnham Road (E4 8PD) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% higher than the Valley average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnham Road (E4 8PD), the main crime hotspot is near Burnham Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burnham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Silver Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Waverley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Waverley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pewsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnside Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louisa Oakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louisa Oakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Louisa Oakes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Louisa Oakes Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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