Total Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lea Bridge Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 68th 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 Bridge Road (E10 7EB) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lea Bridge Road (E10 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gandhi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lea Bridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Russell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ambleside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ambleside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ambleside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bakers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shortlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Livingstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Livingstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Livingstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gandhi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Drive | Under investigation |
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