Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 60.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grove Green Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 263rd 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 Grove Green Road (E11 1SL) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Green Road (E11 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 638 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Green Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burghley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burghley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burghley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burghley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leytonstone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leytonstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leytonstone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leytonstone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Leytonstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leytonstone Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leytonstone

Data Sources

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