Total Crime Rate
141.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Matcham 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.
View Crime In Cann Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lancaster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Acacia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cann Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cary Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cary Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beachcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beachcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sauls Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cann Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sansom Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sauls Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcomen Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Briscoe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briscoe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Briscoe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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