Crime Rates at Chingford Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 6RL

Chingford Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Endlebury , and the 296th 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 Chingford Avenue (E4 6RL) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Endlebury average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chingford Avenue (E4 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hale Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Retingham Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.