Total Crime Rate
85.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lake 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keats Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campion Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campion Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westerham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shortlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westerham Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Keats Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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