Total Crime Rate

170.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cambridge Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 126th highest crime rate of 704 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 Cambridge Road (E4 7BP) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% higher than the Chingford Green average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (E4 7BP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Willow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Garfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Four Wents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Grove Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Willow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thaxton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pentney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scholars Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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