Crime Rate in Lea Bridge, ward

Lea Bridge has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 691st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 148th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lea Bridge in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% higher than the Waltham Forest district average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lea Bridge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 511 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 11 cases , down -21.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 61.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -47.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 740 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lea Bridge ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lea Bridge Road. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.