Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairlop Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 226th 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 Fairlop Road (E11 1BL) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairlop Road (E11 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairlop Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hainault Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Forest Drive East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Drive East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwest Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Wallwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Scarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Scarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fairlop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fairlop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelmsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hainault Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lambourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Road —

Data Sources

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