Total Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gordon 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 Gordon Avenue (E4 9QT) 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 Gordon Avenue (E4 9QT), the main crime hotspot is near The Oaks. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatch Lane & Highams Park North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Falmouth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Church Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brookfield Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brookfield Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sheredan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alders Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Armstrong Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armstrong Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Oaks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmouth Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belmont Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brook Meadow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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