Total Crime Rate

141.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 141.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Matcham Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 166th 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 Matcham Road (E11 3LA) in the last 12 months was 141.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% higher than the Cann Hall average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matcham Road (E11 3LA), 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 Matcham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Acacia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cann Hall 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Cary Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road —
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 2026Burglary Cann Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sansom Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sauls Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcomen Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Briscoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briscoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Briscoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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