Total Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 14.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Road (E11 1NL) in the last 12 months was 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Preston Road (E11 1NL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esther Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forest Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corbicum Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Esther Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fladgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fladgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fladgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lemna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lemna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lemna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lemna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lemna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lemna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lemna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Whipps Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whipps Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whipps Cross Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whipps Cross Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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