Total Crime Rate
533.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Adelaide Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cathall , and the 17th 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 Adelaide Road (E10 5NW) in the last 12 months was 533.0 per 1,000 residents and was 493.8% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 70.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (β 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adelaide Road (E10 5NW), 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 | Burglary | Nutfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Thant Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thant Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thant Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Auckland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Auckland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunedin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sidmouth 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 | Adelaide Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Adelaide Road | Under investigation |
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