Total Crime Rate
513.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
106.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harbet Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 21st highest crime rate of 687 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 Harbet Road (E4 8QB) in the last 12 months was 513.6 per 1,000 residents and was 305.8% higher than the Valley average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 106.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harbet Road (E4 8QB), the main crime hotspot is near Cabinet Way. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cabinet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cabinet Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cabinet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cabinet Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cabinet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cabinet Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walthamstow Avenue (North Circular Road) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cabinet Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cabinet Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cabinet Way | Awaiting court outcome |
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