Total Crime Rate

190.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 190.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sansom Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 95th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sansom Road (E11 3HD) in the last 12 months was 190.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% higher than the Cann Hall average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sansom Road (E11 3HD), the main crime hotspot is near Lynn Road. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sansom Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beachcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beachcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sauls Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sauls Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sauls Green
Apr 2026Burglary B161 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montague Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Briscoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road

Data Sources

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