Total Crime Rate
182.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodberry Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 108th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodberry Way (E4 7DY) in the last 12 months was 182.4 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% higher than the Chingford Green average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 133.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodberry Way (E4 7DY), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blandford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shingly Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nation Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nation Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nation Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Top House Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shingly Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hungerdown | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hungerdown | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shingly Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hungerdown | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hungerdown | Under investigation |
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