Total Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westdown Road area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Cathall , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 687 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 Westdown Road (E15 2FL) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Cathall average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westdown Road (E15 2FL), 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.
View Crime In Cathall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trelawn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alexandra Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maud Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Goodall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Goodall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyton | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Webster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Etchingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Etchingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Adelaide Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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