Total Crime Rate
235.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Road Leyton area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Grove Green , and the 67th 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 High Road Leyton (E10 5PW) in the last 12 months was 235.5 per 1,000 residents and was 173.3% higher than the Grove Green average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 541.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road Leyton (E10 5PW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grove Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunedin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lyttelton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyttelton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dunedin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunedin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brisbane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brisbane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sidmouth Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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