Crime Rates at Colchester Road, Leyton, London, E10 6HD

Colchester Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 146th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colchester Road (E10 6HD) in the last 12 months was 149.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colchester Road (E10 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boscombe Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.