Crime Rates at Westward Road, London, E4 8QJ

Westward Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley , and the 340th highest crime rate of 704 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 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Valley average (145.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

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 ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westward Road (E4 8QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazel Way, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnham Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.