Total Crime Rate
129.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wellington Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 194th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (E10 7QA) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellington Road (E10 7QA), 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.
View Crime In Lea Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elm Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Perth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvedere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elm Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elm Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elm Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elm Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffa Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staffa Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staffa Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staffa Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staffa Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staffa Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffa Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staffa Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staffa Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burwell Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Burwell Road | Under investigation |
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