Elevated caution
Based on public recorded crime near Leytonstone, Waltham Forest within 500m.
Incidents
259
Trend
rising
Confidence
High
Crime Summary
Most recent public police data available: July 2026.
Area Profile
A strong food and nightlife base where theft and late-evening crowding can be more relevant than daytime concerns.
Local Policing
This point falls in the Leytonstone neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.
Current local priorities
- S - Address the rising concern of violence towards women and girls. (VAWG) O - To reduce an increase in reports of violence against women and girls. A - To work with local partners and the community to identify vulnerable hot spots. R - This is a MET priority and is a realistic ward priority.
- S - ASB including drug use and street drinking in the Leytonstone underground and Church Lane areas. O - To target both drug users and suppliers and to target ASB A - Work with partners and use the legal framework provided to address the issues. R - ASB in this hotspot is a community concern and a realistic priority.
- S - Reports of shoplifting O - to target offenders A - To work with partners to identify and prosecute offenders R - This is a community concerns and a priority
Transport
Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.
Leytonstone
94m away · Central
Leytonstone High Road
607m away · Suffragette
Leyton Midland Road
1.2km away · Suffragette
Wanstead
1.5km away · Central
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How to Read This
Designed for travel planning, not certainty.
- Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
- Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
- A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
- Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
- Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
- The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.
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