Total Crime Rate
54.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Canterbury 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ely Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colchester Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Epsom Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Boscombe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boscombe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Drive West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Drive West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Abbotts Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromer Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Whitehouse Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ely Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Public order | Matlock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ely Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greg Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ely Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndhurst Drive | β |
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