Total Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 142.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 704 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 9RX) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (E4 9RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Avenue, where police recorded 25 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.

Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coolgardie Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightingale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbotts Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Castle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Abbotts Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Abbotts Crescent Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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