Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chingford Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 704 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 Chingford Road (E17 4PN) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chingford Road (E17 4PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chingford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Farnan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farnan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farnan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Farnan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Farnan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Farnan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Farnan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Farnan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenilworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruby Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —

Data Sources

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