Total Crime Rate

2190.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 2190.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1682.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 164.7 10/10
  • Robbery 89.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Other theft 49.1 10/10
  • Burglary 34.7 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Lane area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the highest crime rate of 687 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 Church Lane (E11 1HG) in the last 12 months was 2190.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2169.5% higher than the Cann Hall average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 582 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 173.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 438.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (E11 1HG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burghley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burghley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burghley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burghley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burghley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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