Total Crime Rate

78.8 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 78.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 347th 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 The Avenue (E4 9RB) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (E4 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilton Place, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Clivedon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Castle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightingale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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