Crime Rates at Handsworth Avenue, London, E4 9PD

Handsworth Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handsworth Avenue (E4 9PD) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handsworth Avenue (E4 9PD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.