Total Crime Rate

964.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 964.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 406.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 101.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Other theft 73.6 10/10
  • Robbery 60.9 10/10
  • Drugs 45.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
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 Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 5th 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 Road (E4 8SP) in the last 12 months was 964.5 per 1,000 residents and was 662.1% 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 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 165.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chingford Road (E4 8SP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chingford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Empress Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Walthamstow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Walthamstow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walthamstow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chingford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grove Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Empress Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Empress Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Empress Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minerva Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushcroft Road —
Apr 2026Public order Rushcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rowden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Grove Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walthamstow Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knebworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruscus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruscus Road 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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