Total Crime Rate
100.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Road Leytonstone area has the 37th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 268th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 3GA) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Cann Hall average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 3GA), 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.
View Crime In Leytonstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cotton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferndale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lancaster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malvern Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leytonstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leytonstone | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mohmmad Khan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malvern Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leytonstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burghley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burghley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burghley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.