Total Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Essex Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Road (E10 6BT) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Essex Road (E10 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Butterfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Butterfields | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butterfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnarvon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Matlock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greg Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Epsom Road | — |
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