Total Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Malvern Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malvern Avenue (E4 9NP) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Hale End & Highams Park South average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Avenue (E4 9NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hale, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beverley Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malvern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Heathcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hale End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Studley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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