Total Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fairlight Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 34th 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 Fairlight Avenue (E4 6PA) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Chingford Green average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairlight Avenue (E4 6PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairlight Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Endlebury Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairlight Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hortus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pretoria Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Onslow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Onslow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scholars Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pentney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dale View Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brodie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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