Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lea Bridge Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 187th 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 Lea Bridge Road (E10 7LD) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tallack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Public order Estate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Estate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tallack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salcombe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Markhouse Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millicent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viking Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting 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 2026Vehicle crime Lea Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Public order Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lea Bridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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