Postcode · London
Crime in E4 9EJ
How much crime is recorded in E4 9EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Larkswood
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,912 (2024)
How safe is E4 9EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E4 9EJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E4 9EJNational
Burglary25.69.1
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Drugs4.32.4
Other theft2.24.5
Public order2.14.6
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.