Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lake Road 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 Lake Road (E10 5DA) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Lake Road (E10 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lake Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keats Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bickley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campion Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campion Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campion Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campion Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bickley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westerham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bickley Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Shortlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Westerham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Keats Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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