Total Crime Rate
85.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campion Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pardoe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ryder Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westerham Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westerham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westerham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coopers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ambleside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ambleside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ambleside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambleside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keats Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Keats Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shortlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campion Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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