Total Crime Rate
158.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Road Leyton area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Cathall , and the 136th 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 High Road Leyton (E15 2BP) in the last 12 months was 158.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% higher than the Cathall average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -43.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road Leyton (E15 2BP), the main crime hotspot is near Goodall Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cathall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chandos Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colegrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Etchingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Etchingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millais Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Millais Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Millais Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colegrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colegrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colegrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henrietta Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Frith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Webster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Goodall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Goodall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chandos Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chandos Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chandos Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chandos Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chandos Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drapers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellingham Road | Under investigation |
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