Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 106.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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
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

Forest Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 254th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (E11 1JS) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (E11 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Hainault Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peterborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainault Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Hainault Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainault Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forest Drive East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainault Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary James Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Hainault Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hainault Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlop Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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