Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skeltons Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 687 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 Skeltons Lane (E10 5BS) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skeltons Lane (E10 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skeltons Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadowcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meadowcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meadowcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pardoe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Keats Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station

Data Sources

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