Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westward Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 313th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westward Road (E4 8LY) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Valley average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westward Road (E4 8LY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pewsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leonard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leonard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Walton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnside Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Road —
Apr 2026Public order Walton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bateman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Ashley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order May Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bateman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bateman Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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