Crime Rates at Lea Bridge Road, London, E10 7LA

Lea Bridge Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 51st highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Bridge Road (E10 7LA) in the last 12 months was 282.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% higher 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Bridge Road (E10 7LA), 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.