Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 334th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (E4 9RB) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (E4 9RB), the main crime hotspot is near Wilton Place. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Bicycle theft Sheredan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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