What is the crime rate in waltham forest?

As of March 2026, waltham forest has an annual crime rate of 98.24 per 1,000 residents, based on 2,445 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does waltham forest rank nationally for crime?

waltham forest ranks #56 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in waltham forest?

The most common crime type in waltham forest is Violence & Sexual Offences with 617 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 25.2% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

waltham forest Crime Intelligence Report

waltham forest recorded 2,445 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 8.78 per 1,000 residents. This places waltham forest at #56 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 9.2% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 6.0% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

2,445

trending_up +9.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

98.24per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#227of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Outer London

#11rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 56	56
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 31	31
On or near Further/Higher Educational Building Map	Shoplifting: 25 Robbery: 6	25
On or near Supermarket Map	Other theft: 19	19
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14 Bicycle theft: 4	14
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 14	14
On or near St James'S Street Map	Shoplifting: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 7	7
On or near Further/Higher Educational Building Map	Violence and sexual offences: 9 Burglary: 3	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 8 Bicycle theft: 2	8
On or near Supermarket Map	Vehicle crime: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 4	6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

2,445 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

617

25.2%

Anti-social Behaviour

547

22.4%

Vehicle Crime

205

8.4%

Other Theft

195

8.0%

Shoplifting

152

6.2%

Theft from Person

124

5.1%

Burglary

119

4.9%

Public Order

118

4.8%

Drug Offences

117

4.8%

Criminal Damage & Arson

116

4.7%

Robbery

2.7%

Other Crime

1.2%

Bicycle Theft

1.1%

Weapons Possession

0.6%

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Ward Safety Rankings

22 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	High Street	232	208.4
2	Leytonstone	172	195.8
3	Lea Bridge	221	129.5
4	Valley	176	123.7
5	St James	96	113.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Markhouse	46	3.2
shield	Endlebury	42	4.5
shield	Upper Walthamstow	27	3.1
shield	Hatch Lane & Highams Park North	59	4.6
shield	Larkswood	69	5.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +9.2%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -6.0%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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