Total Crime Rate
151.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Francis Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 152nd 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 Francis Road (E10 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Francis Road (E10 6NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Boreham Close. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belgrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Road Leyton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road Leyton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boreham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boreham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boreham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boreham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Boreham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boreham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belgrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hainault Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyndall Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | King Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brunswick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedgwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | High Road Leyton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lawton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Huxley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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