Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Forest Side area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 306th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Side (E4 6BA) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Chingford Green average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Side (E4 6BA), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Gardens. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Gardens —
Sep 2025Robbery Whitehall Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary British Legion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodedge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rookwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Courtland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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