Total Crime Rate
320.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 46th highest crime rate of 704 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 Church Road (E10 5JP) in the last 12 months was 320.0 per 1,000 residents and was 229.6% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (E10 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near High Road Leyton. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Inskip Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inskip Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Robinia Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Road Leyton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | High Road Leyton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road Leyton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balmoral Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmot Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camellia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camellia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ive Farm Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Road | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grange Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornhill Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornhill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornhill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornhill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornhill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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