Crime Rates at Forest Drive West, London, E11 1JZ

Forest Drive West area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Drive West (E11 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Drive West (E11 1JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hainault Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boscombe Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.