Crime Rates at Skeltons Lane, London, E10 5DB

Skeltons Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skeltons Lane (E10 5DB) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skeltons Lane (E10 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowcroft Close, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.