Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 37.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 131st 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 Castle Avenue (E4 9QE) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Avenue (E4 9QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilton Place, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sheredan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belmont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverley Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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