Crime Rates at Lea Bridge Road, London, E10 7DT

Lea Bridge Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 132nd 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 Lea Bridge Road (E10 7DT) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 382.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Bridge Road (E10 7DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gandhi Close, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lea Bridge Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.