Total Crime Rate
63.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hainault Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 704 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 Hainault Road (E11 1DS) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hainault Road (E11 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Hainault Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromer Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Drive West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Drive West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boscombe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hainault Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lambourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lambourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colchester Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndhurst Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scarborough Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hainault Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avebury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Forest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hainault Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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