Crime Rate in Grove Green, ward

Grove Green has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 2372nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 266th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Grove Green in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Grove Green’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 335 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 13.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 451 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Grove Green ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Boreham Close. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.