Total Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 162.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Church Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 130th 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 Old Church Road (E4 6RB) in the last 12 months was 162.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Road (E4 6RB), the main crime hotspot is near Retingham Way. Police recorded 26 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 Old Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retingham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Echo Heights —
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retingham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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