Crime Rate in Hale End & Highams Park South, ward

Hale End & Highams Park South has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 2852nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 207th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hale End & Highams Park South in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hale End & Highams Park South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 182 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 238 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hale End & Highams Park South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 131 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Evanston Avenue (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.