Total Crime Rate
37.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Larkswood Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Endlebury , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Larkswood Road (E4 9DU) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Endlebury average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larkswood Road (E4 9DU), the main crime hotspot is near Chivers Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Larkswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Normanshire Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Palace View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ainslie Wood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainslie Wood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Templeton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bourne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bourne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainslie Wood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainslie Wood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainslie Wood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Normanshire Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bourne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bourne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normanshire Drive | Under investigation |
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