Total Crime Rate

233.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 233.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cheltenham 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Cheltenham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ely Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Atwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keats Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Keats Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Keats Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyton Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A112 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery A112 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A112 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A112 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A112 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A112 β€”
Sep 2025Drugs High Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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