Total Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chingford Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Cherrywood , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 304 local areas in Rushmoor .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chingford Avenue (GU14 8AD) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% lower than the Cherrywood average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Chingford Avenue (GU14 8AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chingford Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cherrywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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