Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.5 4/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Echo Heights area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Echo Heights (E4 7JZ) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Echo Heights (E4 7JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peel Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Echo Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Low Hall Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mansfield Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Echo Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Echo Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maida Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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