Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 34.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Higham Station Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 110th 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 Higham Station Avenue (E4 9UT) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higham Station Avenue (E4 9UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lena Kennedy Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higham Station Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolls Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldriche Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartwell Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartwell Drive
Apr 2026Burglary Rolls Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lena Kennedy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lena Kennedy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lena Kennedy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Appleby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellamy Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edward Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higham Station Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Higham Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Gardens

Data Sources

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