Crime Rates at Church Road, Leyton, London, E10 5JP

Church Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 44th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (E10 5JP) in the last 12 months was 308.6 per 1,000 residents and was 211.2% higher than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (E10 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near High Road Leyton. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.