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

High Road Leyton area has the 26th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 156th highest crime rate of 687 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 6RL) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% higher than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road Leyton (E10 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 150 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.