Total Crime Rate
173.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Borthwick Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 120th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
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 Borthwick Road (E15 1UE) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% higher than the Cann Hall average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borthwick Road (E15 1UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Janson Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eve Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Borthwick Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cary Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gilbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cruikshank Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Borthwick Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cary Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cary Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Selby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Selby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selby Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Janson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eve Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borthwick Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsdown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Buckingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyle Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Road Leytonstone | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Janson Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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