Total Crime Rate

271.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 271.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Forest View area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest View (E11 3AP) in the last 12 months was 271.1 per 1,000 residents and was 183.5% higher than the Cann Hall average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest View (E11 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Hanbury Drive. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Forest View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barclay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hanbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barclay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barclay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lemna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lemna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Drinkwater Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Drinkwater Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aylmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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