Total Crime Rate

558.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 558.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 283.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.6 10/10
  • Burglary 31.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chingford Industrial Centre area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 15th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chingford Industrial Centre (E4 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 558.4 per 1,000 residents and was 341.3% higher than the Valley average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chingford Industrial Centre (E4 8DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cork Tree Way, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cabinet Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chingford Industrial Centre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walthamstow Avenue (North Circular Road) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollywood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollywood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Hall Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Hall Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Hall Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollywood Road
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollywood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollywood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cabinet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cabinet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cabinet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cabinet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cabinet Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cabinet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cabinet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cabinet Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cabinet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Waverley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Waverley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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