Total Crime Rate
137.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairview Villas 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 Fairview Villas (E4 8SH) 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 Fairview Villas (E4 8SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walthamstow Avenue, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruscus Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Larkswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walthamstow Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrison Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walthamstow Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walthamstow Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walthamstow Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morrison Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Walthamstow Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rowden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rowden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chingford Mount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruscus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruscus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ruscus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walthamstow Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rushcroft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walthamstow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nelson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Grove Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grove Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruscus Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Empress Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
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