Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Matlock 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 Matlock Road (E10 6BU) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Matlock Road (E10 6BU), 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.

Crime Over Time in Matlock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fraser Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nottingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nottingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Western Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Matlock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyton Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ely Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Epsom Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fraser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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