Total Crime Rate
86.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Road Leytonstone area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 327th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 3HU) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 3HU), the main crime hotspot is near Denmark Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cann Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road Leytonstone | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blenheim Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Leytonstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Janson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Janson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steele Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Apple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thorne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birch Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Borthwick Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Eve Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Belton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road Leytonstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Borthwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gilbert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Marlborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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