Total Crime Rate
643.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poppleton Road area has the highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 10th 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 Poppleton Road (E11 1LR) in the last 12 months was 643.7 per 1,000 residents and was 562.9% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poppleton Road (E11 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Lemna Road. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Esther Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forest Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fladgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fladgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fladgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lemna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lemna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lemna Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lemna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lemna Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lemna Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lemna Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Esther Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whipps Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Andrew'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Andrew'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrew'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whipps Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whipps Cross Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corbicum | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poppleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whipps Cross Road | — |
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