Crime Rates at Leytonstone Road, London, E15 1JA

Leytonstone Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Maryland , and the 31st highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leytonstone Road (E15 1JA) in the last 12 months was 553.4 per 1,000 residents and was 210.6% higher than the Maryland average (178.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 245.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 141.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leytonstone Road (E15 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Litchfield Avenue. Police recorded 783 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.