Postcode district · London
Crime in E10
How much crime is recorded in E10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Population
- 63,987 (2024)
How safe is E10
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in E10, broadly in line with 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
30.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).
E10National
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Burglary11.29.1
Other theft7.04.5
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Drugs4.52.4
Public order3.94.6
Shoplifting3.78.4
Theft from the person3.62.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.