Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 68.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Knotts Green Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 687 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 Knotts Green Road (E10 6DE) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knotts Green Road (E10 6DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knotts Green Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Stephens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Mews
Apr 2026Vehicle crime College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyton Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knotts Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Knotts Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A112 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A112 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A112
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greg Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greg Close

Data Sources

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