Total Crime Rate
183.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Road Leyton area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Grove Green , and the 105th highest crime rate of 704 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 183.4 per 1,000 residents and was 126.6% higher than the Grove Green average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 212.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 873.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road Leyton (E10 5PW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunedin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunedin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunedin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunedin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunedin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckholt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leyton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ruckholt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ruckholt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ruckholt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ruckholt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ruckholt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ruckholt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyton Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sidmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidmouth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidmouth Road | β |
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