Postcode · London
Crime in E4 8HY
How much crime is recorded in E4 8HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Chingford
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,900 (2024)
E4 8HYLondon
How safe is E4 8HY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E4 8HY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
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 8HYNational
Shoplifting40.88.4
Anti-social behaviour22.210.7
Burglary20.59.1
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Other theft15.14.5
Vehicle crime11.23.5
Drugs3.82.4
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Theft from the person2.02.1
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.