Postcode · London
Crime in E4 9FQ
How much crime is recorded in E4 9FQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highams Park East
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,930 (2024)
How safe is E4 9FQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E4 9FQ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 9FQNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Shoplifting11.58.4
Burglary9.89.1
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Drugs6.52.4
Other theft4.94.5
Robbery3.21.4
Public order2.44.6
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime1.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.