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Safest Areas in Waltham Forest

Data: 2025-04 to 2026-03 · Source: data.police.uk

Burglaries (12 months)

1,304

4.64 per 1,000 residents

UK average (per 1,000)

3.4

England & Wales

vs UK average

+38%

burglary rate difference

Safest neighbourhoods in Waltham Forest

Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first

1

Endlebury

2.64/1,000
Safety score: 502

Forest

2.70/1,000
Safety score: 493

Waltham Abbey South & Rural

2.95/1,000
Safety score: 444

Markhouse

3.03/1,000
Safety score: 425

Hatch Lane & Highams Park North

3.11/1,000
Safety score: 416

Chingford Green

3.33/1,000
Safety score: 377

Cathall

3.54/1,000
Safety score: 338

Higham Hill

3.81/1,000
Safety score: 299

Upper Walthamstow

3.90/1,000
Safety score: 2710

Lea Bridge

4.10/1,000
Safety score: 2511

Hale End & Highams Park South

4.13/1,000
Safety score: 2412

Larkswood

4.13/1,000
Safety score: 2413

Leyton

4.44/1,000
Safety score: 2114

Grove Green

4.70/1,000
Safety score: 1815

High Street

5.16/1,000
Safety score: 1516

William Morris

5.36/1,000
Safety score: 1317

Valley

5.39/1,000
Safety score: 1318

Cann Hall

5.41/1,000
Safety score: 1319

St James

5.53/1,000
Safety score: 1220

Wood Street

5.87/1,000
Safety score: 1021

Hoe Street

6.58/1,000
Safety score: 722

Chapel End

6.97/1,000
Safety score: 623

Leytonstone

7.39/1,000
Safety score: 5

Burglary hotspots in Waltham Forest

Ranked by burglary rate, highest first

1

Leytonstone

7.39/1,000
Safety score: 52

Chapel End

6.97/1,000
Safety score: 63

Hoe Street

6.58/1,000
Safety score: 74

Wood Street

5.87/1,000
Safety score: 105

St James

5.53/1,000
Safety score: 126

Cann Hall

5.41/1,000
Safety score: 137

Valley

5.39/1,000
Safety score: 138

William Morris

5.36/1,000
Safety score: 139

High Street

5.16/1,000
Safety score: 1510

Grove Green

4.70/1,000
Safety score: 1811

Leyton

4.44/1,000
Safety score: 2112

Hale End & Highams Park South

4.13/1,000
Safety score: 2413

Larkswood

4.13/1,000
Safety score: 2414

Lea Bridge

4.10/1,000
Safety score: 2515

Upper Walthamstow

3.90/1,000
Safety score: 2716

Higham Hill

3.81/1,000
Safety score: 2917

Cathall

3.54/1,000
Safety score: 3318

Chingford Green

3.33/1,000
Safety score: 3719

Hatch Lane & Highams Park North

3.11/1,000
Safety score: 4120

Markhouse

3.03/1,000
Safety score: 4221

Waltham Abbey South & Rural

2.95/1,000
Safety score: 4422

Forest

2.70/1,000
Safety score: 4923

Endlebury

2.64/1,000
Safety score: 50

About Waltham Forest

Population

281,207

Households

104,067

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Crime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-04 to 2026-03.