Total Crime Rate

336.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 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 336.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Other theft 53.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Drugs 26.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.7 7/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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

Overton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 37th 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 Overton Road (E10 7NN) in the last 12 months was 336.5 per 1,000 residents and was 132.2% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overton Road (E10 7NN), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Park Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Markmanor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloxhall Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Bloxhall Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hibbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burwell Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Burwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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