Crime Rates at Primrose Road, London, E10 5EE

Primrose 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 Primrose Road (E10 5EE) 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 Primrose Road (E10 5EE), 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.