Crime Rate in Cathall, ward

Cathall has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 1868th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 340th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cathall in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cathall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -18.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 325 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cathall ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lynn Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.