Total Crime Rate
120.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyndhurst Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 218th highest crime rate of 687 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 Lyndhurst Road (E4 9JU) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyndhurst Road (E4 9JU), the main crime hotspot is near Evanston Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hale End & Highams Park South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | The Hale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jack'S Farm Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Morley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swanage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fulbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swanage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wadham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Newbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jack'S Farm Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bridge End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Celebration Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Road | — |
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