Postcode · London
Crime in E4 7SL
How much crime is recorded in E4 7SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chingford Mount
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
How safe is E4 7SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E4 7SL area, well below 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 7SLNational
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.92.4
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.