Crime Rate in Higham Hill, ward

Higham Hill has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 3119th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 198th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Higham Hill in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Higham Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 302 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 365 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Higham Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.