Crime Rate in Higham Hill, ward

Higham Hill has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 3116th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 175th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Higham Hill in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Higham Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 313 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 Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 378 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Higham Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.