Total Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 27.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lea Bridge Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 78th 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 Lea Bridge Road (E17 9DW) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Bridge Road (E17 9DW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lea Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raglan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fulready Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fulready Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fulready Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fulready Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walsham How Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lucerne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue North —
Apr 2026Burglary Chestnut Avenue North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Greville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest View Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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