Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 110.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 91.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Swanage Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 250th 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 Swanage Road (E4 9JX) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanage Road (E4 9JX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Swanage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Morley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Hale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swanage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swanage Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Wadham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fulbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbury Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hale —
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Data Sources

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