Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.3 7/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Appleby Close area has the 39th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 320th highest crime rate of 704 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 Appleby Close (E4 9ND) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleby Close (E4 9ND), the main crime hotspot is near Hartwell Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appleby Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lena Kennedy Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wickham Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lena Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lena Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldriche Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lena Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haldan Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jack'S Farm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jack'S Farm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Celebration Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appleby Close —

Data Sources

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