Total Crime Rate
82.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Minerva 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 Minerva Road (E4 8SF) 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 Minerva Road (E4 8SF), 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.
View Crime In Larkswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grove Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walthamstow Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walthamstow Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walthamstow Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Walthamstow Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rowden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rowden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walthamstow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nelson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rushcroft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walthamstow Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walthamstow Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tudor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minerva Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Empress Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Empress Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tudor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Grove Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Loxham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade Gardens | Under investigation |
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