Crime Rate in Larkswood, ward

Larkswood has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 3436th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 156th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Larkswood in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Larkswood’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 236 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 301 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Larkswood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.