Total Crime Rate

36.1 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 36.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Marlborough Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 116th 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 Marlborough Road (E4 9AL) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (E4 9AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chingford Mount Road, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushcroft Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Marlborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushcroft Road
Sep 2025Drugs Rolls Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chingford Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chingford Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ascham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loxham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loxham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushcroft Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rowden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rolls Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chingford Mount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs George Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parade Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rolls Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushcroft Road
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chingford Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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