Crime Rate in Leytonstone, ward

Leytonstone has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 297th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 70th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leytonstone in the last 12 months was 198.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% higher than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leytonstone’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 751 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -13.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 555 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leytonstone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 629 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.