Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 Β· 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balmoral 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 Balmoral Road (E10 5ND) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Balmoral Road (E10 5ND), the main crime hotspot is near Sidmouth Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Adelaide Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sidmouth Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckland Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckland Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckland Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sidmouth Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Buckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road β€”
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sidmouth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sidmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sidmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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