Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldsmith Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cathall , and the 119th 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 Goldsmith Road (E10 5HD) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Cathall average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Road (E10 5HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Villiers Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Etloe Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Goldsmith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Hall Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villiers Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sophia Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sophia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sunnyside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sunnyside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnyside Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Etloe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Etloe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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