Lea Bridge
Middle areaSouth Waltham Forest. 10,821 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 91% of people in Lea Bridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lea Bridge
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lea Bridge at a rate of 127.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.8 per 1,000 people across Waltham Forest.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 355 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 294 |
| Other crime | 249 |
| Shoplifting | 110 |
| Vehicle crime | 110 |
| Theft from the person | 74 |
| Drug offences | 67 |
| Burglary | 49 |
| Robbery | 44 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lea Bridge compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lea Bridge safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lea Bridge at a rate of 127.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.8 per 1,000 people across Waltham Forest.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 105 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lea Bridge.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (355), violence and sexual offences (294) and other crime (249).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Waltham Forest
These figures are published for the whole of Waltham Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Waltham Forest and not Lea Bridge alone. See Waltham Forest
Lea Bridge in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lea Bridge was £455,000 in 2025.
Lea Bridge had 10,563 usual residents at the census.
About 91% of people in Lea Bridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lea Bridge, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.