Total Crime Rate

268.4 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 268.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Road Leytonstone area has the 9th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 55th highest crime rate of 704 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 High Road Leytonstone (E11 3HR) in the last 12 months was 268.4 per 1,000 residents and was 180.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 3HR), the main crime hotspot is near Lynn Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Road Leytonstone area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Eve Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holloway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Street
Sep 2025Public order Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakum Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pear Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oakum Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cowley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apollo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chichester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orange Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lynn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Road Leytonstone Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynn Road

Data Sources

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