Crime Rates at Selwyn Avenue, London, E4 9NE

Selwyn Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 303rd 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 Selwyn Avenue (E4 9NE) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwyn Avenue (E4 9NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lena Kennedy Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Appleby Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.