Crime Rates at Forest View, Chingford, London, E4 7AR

Forest View area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 228th highest 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 Forest View (E4 7AR) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest View (E4 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thaxton Place, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.