Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • 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
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

Chingford Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Endlebury , and the 301st highest crime rate of 704 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 6RW) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% higher than the Endlebury average (64.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chingford Avenue (E4 6RW), 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 Chingford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Flaxen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flaxen Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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