Total Crime Rate

39.9 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 39.9 4/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 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

Valley Side area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 140th 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 Valley Side (E4 7SP) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Chingford Green average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Side (E4 7SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawrence Hill, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambourne Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Staines Pleasaunce —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valley Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mansfield Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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