Total Crime Rate
73.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lea Hall Gardens area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 334th 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 Lea Hall Gardens (E10 7AP) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Lea Bridge average (145.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lea Hall Gardens (E10 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Villiers Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Etloe Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiseman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwell Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cornwell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Etloe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Palamos Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Villiers Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malta Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Meadow Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Goldsmith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Etloe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sophia Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sophia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malta Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malta Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Hall Gardens | β |
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