Total Crime Rate
62.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burchell Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 273rd 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 Burchell Road (E10 5AY) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burchell Road (E10 5AY), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sophia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Hall Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Goldsmith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Primrose Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sophia Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shortlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ambleside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pardoe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ambleside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ambleside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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