Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 86.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Road Leytonstone area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 327th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road Leytonstone (E15 1UA) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road Leytonstone (E15 1UA), the main crime hotspot is near Leytonstone Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Road Leytonstone area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Janson Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leytonstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Janson Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leytonstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devonshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Close
Apr 2026Other theft Borthwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leytonstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leytonstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gurney Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gurney Road
Apr 2026Robbery Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Road
Apr 2026Burglary Leytonstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steele Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Road

Data Sources

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