Crime Rate in Upper Walthamstow, ward

Upper Walthamstow has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 2599th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 252nd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upper Walthamstow in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upper Walthamstow’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 220 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 109.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 275 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upper Walthamstow ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hylands Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.