Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oliver Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Cathall , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 687 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 Oliver Road (E10 5LE) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Cathall average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliver Road (E10 5LE), the main crime hotspot is near High Road Leyton. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oliver Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosedene Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Osier Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inskip Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inskip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Inskip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Inskip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dene Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Road Leyton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order High Road Leyton Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedene Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Road Leyton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Wilmot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Road —
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Data Sources

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