Crime Rate in Upper Walthamstow, ward

Upper Walthamstow has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 3161st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 170th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upper Walthamstow in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upper Walthamstow’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 198 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 258 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upper Walthamstow ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hylands Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.