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

Essex Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 248th highest crime rate of 704 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 6EG) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (E10 6EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boscombe Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.