Crime Rate in Larkswood, ward

Larkswood has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 3336th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 157th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Larkswood in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Larkswood’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 239 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 286 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Larkswood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.