Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 37.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Capworth Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 125th 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 Capworth Street (E10 7HE) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% 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 8 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capworth Street (E10 7HE), the main crime hotspot is near Lea Bridge Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Capworth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pardoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambleside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Shortlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shrubland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shrubland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road —

Data Sources

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