Total Crime Rate

235.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 235.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Road Leyton area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunedin Road —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Lyttelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyttelton Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Dunedin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunedin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brisbane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brisbane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sidmouth Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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