Total Crime Rate

171.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whipps Cross Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 113th highest 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 Whipps Cross Road (E11 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% higher than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whipps Cross Road (E11 1NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hanbury Drive. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whipps Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hanbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whipps Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Teesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hanbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbridge Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Road —
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Data Sources

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