Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chingford Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Endlebury , and the 318th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chingford Avenue (E4 6RN) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chingford Avenue (E4 6RN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chingford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bosgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathcote Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retingham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retingham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Daphne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Daphne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moreland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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