Total Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (E11 1AT) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (E11 1AT), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 638 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leytonstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burghley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burghley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burghley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burghley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burghley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burghley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burghley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burghley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leytonstone | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leytonstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leytonstone | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Leytonstone | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leytonstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leytonstone | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leytonstone | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leytonstone | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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