Crime Rate in Leyton, ward

Leyton has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 1397th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 257th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leyton in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leyton’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 429 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 30.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 480 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leyton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.