Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Road Leytonstone area has the 39th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 299th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 4HH) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Cann Hall average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Denmark Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Road Leytonstone area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Road
Sep 2025Public order Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dunmow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dunmow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ashlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ashlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Walnut Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Thorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eve Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Borthwick Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Borthwick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Close
Sep 2025Public order Elsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ranelagh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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