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

High Road Leytonstone area has the highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 10th highest crime rate of 704 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 643.7 per 1,000 residents and was 562.9% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% 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 203 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.