Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hale End Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 319th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hale End Road (IG8 9NB) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hale End Road (IG8 9NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hale, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hale End Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hale End & Highams Park South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hale End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heathcroft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heathcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Starley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Studley Avenue | Under investigation |
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