Crime Rates at Essex Road, Leyton, London, E10 6BS

Essex Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Road (E10 6BS) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (E10 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.