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Crime in E4 7HZ
How much crime is recorded in E4 7HZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chingford Green East
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,663 (2024)
How safe is E4 7HZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E4 7HZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 7HZNational
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary4.89.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other theft0.94.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.21.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
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.