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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in E20: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

E20 recorded 372 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 36.73 per 1,000 residents. Shoplifting accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 10.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring510.02 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment372 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 10.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

372
trending_down -8.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

510.02per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

203

Within E20 district

Waltham Forest

10,127

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 89 Shoplifting: 44 Other theft: 12
89
Shopping Area Map
total: 53 Shoplifting: 17 Violence and sexual offences: 11
53
Shopping Area Map
total: 50 Shoplifting: 41 Theft from the person: 2
50
Stratford City Bus Station Map
total: 25 Shoplifting: 9 Public order: 4
25
Westfield Avenue Map
total: 19 Other theft: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
19
Docklands Light Railway Map
total: 19 Other theft: 6 Theft from the person: 6
19
Montfichet Road Map
total: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
12
Hitchcock Lane Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 6 Other theft: 3
11
Celebration Avenue Map
total: 9 Burglary: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Olympic Park Avenue Map
total: 7 Theft from the person: 3 Bicycle theft: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
372 Total
Shoplifting
129
34.7%
Theft from Person
52
14.0%
Violence & Sexual Offences
45
12.1%
Other Theft
44
11.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
24
6.5%
Vehicle Crime
24
6.5%
Public Order
19
5.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
9
2.4%
Robbery
9
2.4%
Drug Offences
4
1.1%
Weapons Possession
4
1.1%
Burglary
4
1.1%
Other Crime
3
0.8%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.5%

Crime Analysis: E20

Shoplifting makes up the largest share of crime in E20 at 34.7%. Theft from Person (14.0%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (12.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in E20 has fallen sharply — by 10.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for E20 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -8.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -10.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.8%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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