Total Crime Rate

158.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 158.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Road Leyton area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Chandos Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colegrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etchingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etchingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millais Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millais Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Millais Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road
Apr 2026Other theft Westdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colegrave Road
Apr 2026Other theft Colegrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colegrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Frith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Webster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goodall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandos Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drapers Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellingham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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