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

High Road Leytonstone area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 17th 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 1HR) in the last 12 months was 534.5 per 1,000 residents and was 439.1% higher than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 1HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hanbury Drive, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lemna Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.