Crime Rates at Handsworth Avenue, London, E4 9PQ

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 9PQ) 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 (≈ 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 9PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilton Place, where police recorded 108 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.