Total Crime Rate
108.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Canterbury Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 248th highest 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 Canterbury Road (E10 6EH) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canterbury Road (E10 6EH), 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 | Public order | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | James Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hainault Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hainault Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hainault Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hainault Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hainault 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 | Burglary | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boscombe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Boscombe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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