Total Crime Rate
131.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Birkbeck Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 189th highest crime rate of 687 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 North Birkbeck Road (E11 4JF) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Birkbeck Road (E11 4JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Grove, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Birkbeck Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cathall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Peach Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | North Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | North Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Peach Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Peach Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Apple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orange Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orange Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orange Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birch Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Anglian Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millais Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brierley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Frith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
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