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

Colchester Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 278th lowest 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 Colchester Road (E10 6HE) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colchester Road (E10 6HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Road, where police recorded 51 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.