Total Crime Rate
137.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Esther Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 183rd 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 Esther Road (E11 1JB) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Esther Road (E11 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lemna Road, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leytonstone (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lemna Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrew'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leytonstone | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lemna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Andrew'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leytonstone | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Andrew'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Esther Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Esther Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lemna Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lemna Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lemna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lemna Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leytonstone | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lemna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leytonstone | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corbicum | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poppleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leytonstone | Under investigation |
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