Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 40.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 4.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Higham Station Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higham Station Avenue (E4 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higham Station Avenue (E4 9AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chingford Mount Road, where police recorded 64 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 Higham Station Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chingford Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Wood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Wood Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushcroft Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minerva Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edward Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morrison Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Wood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Wood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Wood Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ainslie Wood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rushcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rolls Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolls Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rowden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Higham Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rolls Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higham Station Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road

Data Sources

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