Total Crime Rate

301.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 301.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Drugs 40.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Road Leytonstone area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 45th 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 High Road Leytonstone (E11 3JS) in the last 12 months was 301.5 per 1,000 residents and was 212.3% higher than the Cann Hall average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 121.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 3JS), 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 High Road Leytonstone area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cary Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lynn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B161 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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

Data Sources

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