Crime Rate in Lea Bridge, ward

Lea Bridge has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 670th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 154th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lea Bridge in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% higher than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lea Bridge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 524 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 14 cases , up 27.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 43.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -7.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 727 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lea Bridge ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lea Bridge Road. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.