Total Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forest Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (E11 1JT) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forest Road (E11 1JT), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrew'S Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Esther Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peterborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Forest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forest Drive East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peterborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | James Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poppleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Esther Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrew'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Andrew'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Andrew'S Road | Under investigation |
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