Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waltham Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 257th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waltham Way (E4 8HF) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Valley average (145.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltham Way (E4 8HF), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waltham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Louisa Oakes Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Louisa Oakes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louisa Oakes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Louisa Oakes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Middleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Close —
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Data Sources

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