Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Colworth Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colworth Road (E11 1HY) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colworth Road (E11 1HY), the main crime hotspot is near Lemna Road. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lemna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Teesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbridge Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lemna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lemna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lemna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lemna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lemna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kingswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Road
Apr 2026Public order Ripley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbicum
Apr 2026Burglary Corbicum Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Glade
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Forest Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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