Total Crime Rate

45.0 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 45.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Drysdale Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 169th 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 Drysdale Avenue (E4 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Chingford Green average (88.5 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drysdale Avenue (E4 7NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Laurel Gardens. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drysdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maida Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sewardstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Merryhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawkdene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawkwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sewardstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Head Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blandford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dells Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amesbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harford Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Drysdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riverside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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