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Crime in E4 8

How much crime is recorded in E4 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Population
25,965 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E4 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in E4 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

E4 8National
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Burglary13.09.1
Shoplifting9.88.4
Vehicle crime9.43.5
Other theft6.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Drugs3.42.4
Public order3.44.6
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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