Total Crime Rate
77.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sky Peals Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sky Peals Road (IG8 9NF) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sky Peals Road (IG8 9NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hale, where police recorded 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forster Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | The Hale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Forest Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Forest Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Hill Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hale End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Heathcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Morley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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