Crime Rates at Vicarage Road, London, E10 5DU

Vicarage Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 107th 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 Vicarage Road (E10 5DU) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (E10 5DU), the main crime hotspot is near Lea Bridge Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.