Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 41.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

College Gardens area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 687 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 College Gardens (E4 7LN) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around College Gardens (E4 7LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laurel Gardens, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nevin Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Echo Heights —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Head Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Harford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Markfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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