Total Crime Rate
73.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Matlock Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 337th 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 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Matlock Road (E10 6DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fulready Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stacey Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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