Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lea Bridge Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 687 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 Bridge Road (E10 7EB) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Bridge Road (E10 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Road. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lea Bridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bickley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Road
Apr 2026Robbery Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lea Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lea Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lea Bridge Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lea Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bickley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ryder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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