Crime Rate in Leytonstone, ward

Leytonstone has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 327th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 74th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leytonstone in the last 12 months was 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% higher than the Waltham Forest district average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leytonstone’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 634 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 118.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -32.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 519 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leytonstone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 461 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.