Crime Rate in Leyton, ward

Leyton has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 1499th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 299th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leyton in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 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 12 cases , down -7.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 3.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 482 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leyton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.