Total Crime Rate

224.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 224.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kings Head Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 74th highest crime rate of 687 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 Kings Head Hill (E4 7EA) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 159.3% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 170.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Head Hill (E4 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Head Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Egberts Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shingly Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carbis Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arabia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Green Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Egberts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nation Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nation Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Egberts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Egberts Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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