Total Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyttelton Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Cathall , and the 202nd 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 Lyttelton Road (E10 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Cathall average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyttelton Road (E10 5NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leyton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sidmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sidmouth Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sidmouth Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sidmouth Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Adelaide Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sidmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huxley Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huxley Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huxley Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyndall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tyndall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tyndall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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