Total Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 208.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 84th highest crime rate of 704 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 Old Church Road (E4 6RB) in the last 12 months was 208.5 per 1,000 residents and was 135.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Road (E4 6RB), the main crime hotspot is near Retingham Way. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Echo Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walmer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Walmer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chingford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Retingham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mansfield Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Echo Heights Under investigation
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Data Sources

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