Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sanderstead Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sanderstead Road (E10 7PP) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanderstead Road (E10 7PP), 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 Sanderstead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloxhall Road
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staffa Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staffa Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Park Road Under investigation
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 Burwell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road

Data Sources

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