Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.1 7/10
  • Drugs 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hortus Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 298th highest crime rate of 704 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 Hortus Road (E4 7HG) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher than the Chingford Green average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hortus Road (E4 7HG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hortus Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warren Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nation Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Onslow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Onslow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pentney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pretoria Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nation Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nation Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scholars Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shingly Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brodie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hortus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warren Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shingly Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shingly Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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