Crime Rates at Chingford Road, London, E17 5AR

Chingford Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 261st 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 5AR) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chingford Road (E17 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruscus Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roberts Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.