Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 47.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Preston Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 687 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 1NN) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (E11 1NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyson Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teesdale Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ripley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Glade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whipps Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Teesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbridge Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forest Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Glade
Apr 2026Burglary Corbicum Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbicum
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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