Total Crime Rate
233.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cheltenham Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 74th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cheltenham Road (E10 6EU) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheltenham Road (E10 6EU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colchester Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ely Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Atwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keats Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Keats Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ely Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ely Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ely Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Whitehouse Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A112 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A112 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A112 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A112 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A112 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A112 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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