Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Ridgeway area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 266th 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 The Ridgeway (E4 6PU) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Chingford Green average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (E4 6PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nevin Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warren Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shingly Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shingly Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hungerdown Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hungerdown Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hungerdown Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hungerdown Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shingly Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathcote Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Echo Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heathcote Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warren Road

Data Sources

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