Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lyttelton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cathall , and the 300th 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 Lyttelton Road (E10 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyttelton Road (E10 5NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 59 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 | Maud Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunedin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thant Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thant Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thant Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunedin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunedin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunedin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ruckholt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ruckholt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ruckholt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ruckholt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ruckholt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidmouth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidmouth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidmouth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidmouth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sidmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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