Total Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ching Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ching Way (E4 8YF) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Valley average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ching Way (E4 8YF), the main crime hotspot is near Cabinet Way. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cabinet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnside Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walthamstow Avenue (North Circular Road) | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Maple Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cabinet Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cabinet Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ching Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cabinet Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cabinet Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cabinet Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cabinet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cabinet Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cabinet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walthamstow Avenue (North Circular Road) | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hazel Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Keatley Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Silver Birch Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Silver Birch Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Birch Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnett Square | Under investigation |
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