Postcode · London
Crime in E4 7LB
How much crime is recorded in E4 7LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chingford Green West
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
E4 7LBLondon
How safe is E4 7LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E4 7LB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 7LBNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary12.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Drugs6.32.4
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.24.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.