Total Crime Rate

308.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 308.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Drugs 45.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldsmith Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 44th 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 Goldsmith Road (E10 5HA) in the last 12 months was 308.6 per 1,000 residents and was 211.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Road (E10 5HA), the main crime hotspot is near Primrose Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dene Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Inskip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Inskip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Primrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inskip Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Wilmot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilmot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosedene Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedene Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Osier Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osier Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inskip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Primrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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