Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Other crime 1.4 1/10
  • Public order 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Close area has the 44th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 325th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Close (E10 5BD) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Close (E10 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kings Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bickley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campion Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pardoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ryder Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westerham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westerham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westerham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Whitney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bickley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coopers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campion Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambleside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keats Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Keats Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Keats Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bickley Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shortlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campion Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campion Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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