Total Crime Rate
57.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High 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 6RF) 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 6RF), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boreham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | King Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ely Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boreham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keats Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leyton Midland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leyton Midland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hainault Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coopers Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coopers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ely Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brunswick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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