Total Crime Rate

247.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 247.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Springfield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 63rd 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 Springfield Road (E4 7DJ) in the last 12 months was 247.1 per 1,000 residents and was 184.9% higher than the Chingford Green average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Road (E4 7DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Connaught Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Grove Road
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Long Deacon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Deacon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitehall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thaxton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Grove Road

Data Sources

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