Crime Rates at Malta Road, London, E10 7JU

Malta Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 225th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malta Road (E10 7JU) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malta Road (E10 7JU), 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.