Total Crime Rate

461.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 461.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.6 10/10
  • Other theft 99.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 44.2 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Robbery 24.9 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Russell Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 24th highest crime rate of 687 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 Russell Road (E10 7ES) in the last 12 months was 461.3 per 1,000 residents and was 365.3% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 174.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Road (E10 7ES), 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 Russell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chelmsford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westerham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westerham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplars Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gandhi Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplars Road

Data Sources

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