Crime Rates at Sophia Road, London, E10 5AX

Sophia Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 171st highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sophia Road (E10 5AX) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sophia Road (E10 5AX), the main crime hotspot is near Lea Bridge Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.