Total Crime Rate

137.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 137.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Rowden Park Gardens area has the 20th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 176th highest crime rate of 687 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 Rowden Park Gardens (E4 8SB) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowden Park Gardens (E4 8SB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Larkswood

Crime Over Time in Rowden Park Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Field Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grove Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Grove Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walthamstow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Walthamstow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Walthamstow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.