Total Crime Rate
314.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Larkshall Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Larkshall Road (E4 9JF) in the last 12 months was 314.7 per 1,000 residents and was 325.4% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1028.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larkshall Road (E4 9JF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatch Lane & Highams Park North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Warboys Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jubilee Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greenwood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jack'S Farm Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ropers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merriam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inks Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Celebration Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Inks Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jack'S Farm Way | — |
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