Postcode · London
Crime in E10 5SF
How much crime is recorded in E10 5SF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leyton South
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,956 (2024)
How safe is E10 5SF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E10 5SF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E10 5SFNational
Burglary22.69.1
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Other theft7.04.5
Drugs4.62.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.34.6
Theft from the person1.92.1
Other crime0.91.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.