Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.0 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albany Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 228th 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 Albany Road (E10 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (E10 7EJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Albany Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Northumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malta Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malta Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gandhi Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malta Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gandhi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gandhi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Northumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malta Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gandhi Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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