Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royston Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 704 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 Royston Avenue (E4 9DE) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royston Avenue (E4 9DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chingford Mount Road, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royston Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rolls Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Titley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rolls Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime The Lawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Lawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chingford Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chingford Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chingford Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chingford Mount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rolls Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs George Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Genever Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chingford Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leonard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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