Total Crime Rate

180.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

High Road Leyton area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cathall , and the 112th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road Leyton (E10 5NA) in the last 12 months was 180.4 per 1,000 residents and was 101.0% higher than the Cathall average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road Leyton (E10 5NA), the main crime hotspot is near Sidmouth Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Road Leyton area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruckholt Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Auckland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedgwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunedin Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunedin Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunedin Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunedin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunedin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruckholt Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruckholt Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndall Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruckholt Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruckholt Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Ruckholt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ruckholt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ruckholt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ruckholt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ruckholt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Leyton Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Auckland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Auckland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Road Leyton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidmouth Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.