Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 50.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 12.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Village Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 207th 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 Village Close (E4 9HT) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Hale End & Highams Park South average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Close (E4 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Village Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Warboys Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Jubilee Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Merriam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inks Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inks Green —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ropers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Greenwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inks Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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