Total Crime Rate

367.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 367.6 10/10
  • Other theft 92.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.4 6/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 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 6RY) 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 6RY), 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.

Crime Over Time in High Road Leyton area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery A112 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainault Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Leyton Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leyton Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Boreham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery King Edward Road Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Lake Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pardoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary King Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Abbotts Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyton Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A112 —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A112 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs A112 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A112 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A112 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ely Road —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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