Total Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Temple Close 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 Temple Close (E11 1JN) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Temple Close (E11 1JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkdale Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrew'S Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Temple Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Esther Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Corbicum Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esther Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forest Glade Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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