Total Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.2 5/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Road Leyton area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 247th 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 High Road Leyton (E10 6PY) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road Leyton (E10 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 147 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.

Crime Over Time in High Road Leyton area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lake Road
Sep 2025Drugs Boreham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Morley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brunswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coopers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coopers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lawton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward Road

Data Sources

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