Crime Rate in Valley, ward

Valley has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 905th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 196th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Valley in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 401 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 522 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Valley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 209 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (39 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.