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Crime in E4 7EQ

How much crime is recorded in E4 7EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Chingford Green East
Council
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,959 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E4 7EQ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E4 7EQ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

E4 7EQNational
Anti-social behaviour24.310.7
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Shoplifting15.78.4
Burglary9.69.1
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Other theft6.44.5
Public order5.44.6
Drugs3.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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