Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beresford Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 320th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beresford Road (E4 6ED) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Chingford Green average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Road (E4 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beresford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farnley Road 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 Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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