Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 55.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Forest Business Park area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 233rd 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 Forest Business Park (E10 7FB) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Business Park (E10 7FB), the main crime hotspot is near Staffa Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staffa Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Argall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staffa Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staffa Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staffa Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staffa Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staffa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staffa Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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