Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 148.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Esther Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 147th 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 Esther Road (E11 1JB) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esther Road (E11 1JB), 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 Esther Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leytonstone
Apr 2026Drugs Leytonstone Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbridge Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leytonstone
Apr 2026Drugs Leytonstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lemna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leytonstone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leytonstone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leytonstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leytonstone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lemna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbicum
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 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lemna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kingswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Corbicum Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Road

Data Sources

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