Total Crime Rate

461.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 461.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 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

Barfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 25th highest crime rate of 687 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 Barfield Road (E11 3AF) in the last 12 months was 461.1 per 1,000 residents and was 377.7% higher than the Cann Hall average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 128.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barfield Road (E11 3AF), 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 Barfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylmer Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Apr 2026Burglary Barclay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mohmmad Khan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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