Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Hale area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 342nd lowest 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 The Hale (E4 9NS) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher than the Hale End & Highams Park South average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in The Hale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Morley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Preston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hale —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Hale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hale Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hale End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swanage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swanage Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Studley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Heathcroft Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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