Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heather Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 318th highest crime rate of 704 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 Heather Road (E4 8YX) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Valley average (145.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Road (E4 8YX), the main crime hotspot is near Cabinet Way. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Heather Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Justin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iris Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arnett Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sinclair Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Justin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hazel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arnett Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arnett Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue (North Circular Road) —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burnside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ching Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cabinet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Keatley Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cabinet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keatley Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabinet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hazel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hazel Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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