Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 82.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Handsworth Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 334th 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 Handsworth Avenue (E4 9PF) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handsworth Avenue (E4 9PF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Handsworth Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Place β€”
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Studley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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