Total Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Road area has the lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 5th 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 Vicarage Road (E10 5DZ) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% lower than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Road (E10 5DZ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Hall Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burchell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambleside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campion Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ryder Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tennyson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ambleside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ambleside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burchell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sophia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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