Total Crime Rate

54.7 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 54.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canterbury Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 704 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 Canterbury Road (E10 6EF) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (E10 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Boscombe Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ely Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Epsom Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Boscombe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boscombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Drive West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Drive West Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Abbotts Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nottingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nottingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Matlock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Greg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Drive β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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