Crime Rates at High Road Leyton, London, E10 6JP

High Road Leyton area has the 7th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 31st 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 6JP) in the last 12 months was 380.5 per 1,000 residents and was 283.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 47.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 126.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road Leyton (E10 6JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boreham Close (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.