Total Crime Rate

350.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 350.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Drugs 55.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Robbery 24.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marsh Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cathall , and the 36th 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 Marsh Lane (E10 7BL) in the last 12 months was 350.8 per 1,000 residents and was 290.8% higher than the Cathall average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Lane (E10 7BL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Marsh Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sunnyside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sunnyside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villiers Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ive Farm Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiseman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viking Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Etloe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Etloe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnyside Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Ive Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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