Total Crime Rate
84.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025South 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ellingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollydown Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Birkbeck Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Road Leytonstone | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thorne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frith Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pear Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holloway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakum Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakum Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Melon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anglian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cathall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ellingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dunmow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apollo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calderon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calderon Road | β |
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