Total Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goldsmith 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Goldsmith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ambleside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ambleside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwell Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Meadow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Hall Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Primrose Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambleside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sophia Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sophia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sunnyside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sunnyside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnyside Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Etloe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Etloe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Meadow Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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