Crime Rates at High Road Leytonstone, London, E11 1HL

High Road Leytonstone area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 13th 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 High Road Leytonstone (E11 1HL) in the last 12 months was 592.3 per 1,000 residents and was 513.6% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 184.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 1HL), 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.