Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

York Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 340th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (E4 8QL) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Valley average (145.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (E4 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Burnham Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in York Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour May Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Titley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iris Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sinclair Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bateman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keatley Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime May Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour May Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour May Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting May Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ashley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burnside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pewsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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