Total Crime Rate
73.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Capworth Street area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Capworth Street (E10 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Capworth Street (E10 5AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A112 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ryder Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Atwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lake Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Heliers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lake Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A112 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campion Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campion Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Poplars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplars Road | β |
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