Crime Rates at Byron Road, London, E10 5DT

Byron Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 704 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 Byron Road (E10 5DT) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Forest average (97.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Road (E10 5DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burchell Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.