Total Crime Rate
249.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Endlebury , and the 61st highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (E4 9SJ) in the last 12 months was 249.0 per 1,000 residents and was 315.4% higher than the Endlebury average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Road (E4 9SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bailey Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Larkswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashingdon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bailey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Daphne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Daphne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashingdon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bailey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bailey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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