Total Crime Rate

211.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 211.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Gloucester Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 83rd 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 Gloucester Road (E10 7HT) in the last 12 months was 211.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% higher than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 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 Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (E10 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near Lea Bridge Road. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baird Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwell Gardens
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lea Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmilo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marconi Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marconi Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marconi Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Baird Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palamos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palamos Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malta Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malta Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malta Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambrian Road
Apr 2026Other theft Leasowes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leasowes Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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