Total Crime Rate
265.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 54th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (E11 1HE) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 174.7% higher than the Cann Hall average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (E11 1HE), 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Caradon Close | 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 | 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 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrington Road | — |
| 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 | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| 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 |
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