Total Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sanderstead Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 704 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 7PW) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Lea Bridge average (145.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sanderstead Road (E10 7PW), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Perth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belvedere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Flempton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Flempton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Burwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elm Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elm Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elm Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hitcham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elm Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Staffa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Staffa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Road | — |
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