Crime Rate in Hoe Street, ward

Hoe Street has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 996th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 204th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hoe Street in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Waltham Forest district average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hoe Street’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 472 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 15 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 527 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hoe Street ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hoe Street. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.