Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 84.9 7/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Birkbeck Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 326th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Birkbeck Road (E11 4HY) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Cann Hall average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Birkbeck Road (E11 4HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Grove, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frith Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in South Birkbeck Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollydown Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Birkbeck Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Road Leytonstone Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove β€”
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frith Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Thorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pear Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holloway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order North Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakum Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oakum Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anglian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cathall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunmow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apollo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calderon Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calderon Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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