Total Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colchester Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 91st 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 Colchester Road (E10 6HA) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colchester Road (E10 6HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boreham Close (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A112 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keats Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Heliers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Whitehouse Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Heliers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colchester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A112 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Keats Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A112 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A112 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A112 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A112 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndhurst Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boreham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boreham Close | Under investigation |
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