Total Crime Rate

209.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 209.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Robbery 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westdown Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Cathall , and the 85th 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 Westdown Road (E15 2DA) in the last 12 months was 209.6 per 1,000 residents and was 117.3% higher than the Cathall average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westdown Road (E15 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westdown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maud Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Goodall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goodall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyton
Apr 2026Other theft Westdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road
Apr 2026Other theft Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etchingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etchingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Road Leyton Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruckholt Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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