Total Crime Rate

384.9 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 384.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 40.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.4 8/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lea Bridge Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Bridge Road (E10 7DN) in the last 12 months was 384.9 per 1,000 residents and was 296.3% 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 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Bridge Road (E10 7DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lea Bridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Poplars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Poplars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westerham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westerham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westerham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westerham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bakers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lea Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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