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

High Road Leyton area has the 6th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 34th highest crime rate of 704 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 367.6 per 1,000 residents and was 278.6% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% 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 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boreham Close (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.