Crime Rates at The Ridgeway, London, E4 6TW

The Ridgeway area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (E4 6TW) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (E4 6TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Endlebury Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.