Total Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North 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.

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Crime Over Time in North Birkbeck Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peach Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Peach Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peach Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Apple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orange Grove
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orange Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orange Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Anglian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brierley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millais Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brierley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Frith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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