Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 105.1 8/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

James Lane area has the 39th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Lane (E11 1NS) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Lane (E11 1NS), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrew'S Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in James Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Road
Sep 2025Burglary Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary James Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peterborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forest Drive East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Road

Data Sources

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