Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rowden Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 335th 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 Rowden Road (E4 8SD) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowden Road (E4 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walthamstow Avenue, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushcroft Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rowden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Grove Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Public order Rowden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Walthamstow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Walthamstow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walthamstow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chingford Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Field Close
Apr 2026Robbery Grove Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edward Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minerva Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Empress Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Empress Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Empress Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Empress Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rowden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue

Data Sources

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