Total Crime Rate

150.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 150.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Robbery 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westdown Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cathall , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westdown Road (E15 2DA) in the last 12 months was 150.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Cathall average (89.8 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 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westdown Road (E15 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Westdown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maud Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leyton β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leyton β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goodall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Goodall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maud Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Maud Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maud Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Leyton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Road Leyton Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nutfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nutfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etchingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Etchingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Etchingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Etchingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Etchingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Etchingham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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