Total Crime Rate

128.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valance Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 199th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valance Avenue (E4 6DR) in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher than the Chingford Green average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valance Avenue (E4 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Gardens. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valance Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodedge Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littleton Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westminster Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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