Total Crime Rate

710.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 710.7 10/10
  • Drugs 235.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 116.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.9 10/10
  • Robbery 53.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.2 10/10
  • Other theft 44.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Burglary 28.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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

Cromwell Industrial Estate area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 8th highest crime rate of 704 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 Cromwell Industrial Estate (E10 7QZ) in the last 12 months was 710.7 per 1,000 residents and was 388.3% higher 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 122.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Industrial Estate (E10 7QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Staffa Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cromwell Industrial Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burwell Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argall Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Argall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Staffa Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staffa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Staffa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Staffa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Burwell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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