Total Crime Rate
268.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eve Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holloway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakum Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pear Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakum Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Denmark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cowley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apollo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chichester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orange Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lynn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elsham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Road Leytonstone | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Melon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynn Road | — |
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