Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lea 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.
View Crime In Lea Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lea Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lea Bridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lea Bridge Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lea Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ryder Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bickley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
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