Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.5 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 120.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Silver Birch Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 217th 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 Silver Birch Avenue (E4 8QS) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Birch Avenue (E4 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazel Way, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnham Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Silver Birch Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Keatley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue (North Circular Road)
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pewsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue (North Circular Road)
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnside Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Hazel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bateman Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bateman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ching Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bateman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bateman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ashley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnett Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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