Total Crime Rate

373.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 373.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.5 10/10
  • Other theft 45.3 10/10
  • Burglary 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Walnut Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Cathall , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 687 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 Walnut Road (E10 5TE) in the last 12 months was 373.9 per 1,000 residents and was 287.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Road (E10 5TE), the main crime hotspot is near Villiers Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rosedene Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Wilmot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilmot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedene Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inskip Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Osier Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osier Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inskip Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inskip Close —
Apr 2026Public order Leyton Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Villiers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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