Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.9 8/10
  • Drugs 69.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Overton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 212th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overton Road (E10 7PS) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Lea Bridge average (145.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 850.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overton Road (E10 7PS), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Park Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Overton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Belvedere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elm Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staffa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Staffa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Staffa Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elm Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argall Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Argall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burwell Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Burwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Staffa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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