Total Crime Rate
423.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
132.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Howard Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 29th 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 Howard Road (E11 3PL) in the last 12 months was 423.2 per 1,000 residents and was 338.5% higher than the Cann Hall average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 132.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Howard Road (E11 3PL), 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 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Worsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | B161 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrow Road | — |
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