Crime Rates at Chingford Road, London, E17 5AE

Chingford Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 687 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 5AE) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chingford Road (E17 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruscus Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evesham Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.