Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 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 42.6 4/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hollywood Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 159th 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 Hollywood Way (IG8 9LQ) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower 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 Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollywood Way (IG8 9LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Beverley Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hollywood Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookfield Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brookfield Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forest Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forest Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brook Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Hill Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Hollywood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hollywood Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollywood Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alders Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollywood Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Preston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hale End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverley Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Studley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Close —
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Data Sources

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