Waltham Forest crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Waltham Forest crime rate

Crime rating – medium.

Waltham Forest ranks 17th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 30929 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Waltham Forest has a population of 278425. This equates to a crime rate of 111.09 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 3.31 % compared to previous year. It also puts Waltham Forest in 21st position out of the 33 London boroughs.

Most common crime types in Waltham Forest are Anti-social behaviour (24.6%) Violence and sexual offences (22.8%) Vehicle crime (11.3%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (1.4%) Other crime (0.9%) Possession of weapons (0.5%).

There are 22 wards in Waltham Forest. Wards with high crime rates are High Street (Waltham Forest) (234.6), Leyton (174.2), Valley (Waltham Forest) (153.9) . On the other end, safest wards are Upper Walthamstow (78.0), Hatch Lane & Highams Park North (67.2), Endlebury (64.0) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Waltham Forest, we see high crime rates in E20 (498.7), E15 (172.6), N17 (156.1) . Safest postcode districts are E11 (103.6), E4 (94.6), IG8 (67.9) .

Waltham Forest crime incidents by crime type

A total of 30929 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Anti-social behaviour – 7612 (24.6)%
Violence and sexual offences – 7063 (22.8)%
Vehicle crime – 3501 (11.3)%
Other theft – 3013 (9.7)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1670 (5.4)%
Public order – 1506 (4.9)%
Burglary – 1357 (4.4)%
Drugs – 1217 (3.9)%
Theft from the person – 1185 (3.8)%
Shoplifting – 1182 (3.8)%
Robbery – 763 (2.5)%
Bicycle theft – 440 (1.4)%
Other crime – 266 (0.9)%
Possession of weapons – 154 (0.5)%

How does Waltham Forest compare against nearby areas ?

Waltham Forest ranks 17th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Waltham Forest is compared against

Crime rates in Waltham Forest wards

There are 22 wards within Waltham Forest. High Street (Waltham Forest), Leyton, Valley (Waltham Forest) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 22 wards from high crime rate to low.