Waltham Forest

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Waltham Forest.

Population: 276,940
People in Employment: 136,900 (70.6%)
People Inactive: 45,570 (23.5%)
People Unemployed: 11,315 (5.8%)
Number Of Jobs: 81k
Median Salary: £34,785
Mean Salary: £39,534

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Waltham Forest. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Waltham Forest for 2024

Waltham Forests most common type of crime is: Anti-social behaviour. In 2023 there were 7,891 crimes and in 2022 there were 8,163 crimes. Which is an decrease of 272 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	7,891	668	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	7,654	628	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	3,745	294	Getting Better
Other theft	3,086	248	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,770	160	Getting Better
Public order	1,599	125	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,049	115	Getting Better
Burglary	1,265	97	Getting Better
Drugs	1,382	90	Getting Better
Theft from the person	914	71	Getting Better
Robbery	657	52	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	434	37	Getting Better
Other crime	311	24	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	183	14	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Waltham Forest

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

High Street has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Waltham Forest, with 3788 crimes and 320 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Upper Walthamstow has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Forest	72	9
Lea Bridge	0	0
Leyton	0	0
Markhouse	0	0
St James	0	0
Valley	0	0
William Morris	0	0
Wood Street	0	0
Cann Hall	0	0
Cathall	0	0
Chapel End	0	0
Chingford Green	0	0
Endlebury	0	0
Grove Green	0	0
Hale End & Highams Park South	0	0
Hatch Lane & Highams Park North	0	0
High Street	0	0
Higham Hill	0	0
Hoe Street	0	0
Larkswood	0	0
Leytonstone	0	0
Upper Walthamstow	0	0

Crime map for Waltham Forest

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Waltham Forest

The average property price in Waltham Forest is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Waltham Forest is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Waltham Forest could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£948,475.94	£803,655.08	£585,428.85	£384,233.27
2022	£926,806.65	£783,326.96	£572,886.93	£376,668.13
2021	£866,413.46	£731,777.40	£537,734.00	£367,099.02
2020	£803,889.19	£682,589.35	£502,258.02	£353,844.38
2019	£755,009.10	£641,998.88	£471,910.61	£344,564.91
2018	£768,601.67	£651,988.27	£479,074.50	£356,573.63
2017	£756,697.09	£637,855.59	£469,520.12	£357,056.26
2016	£717,730.77	£607,451.04	£448,895.43	£334,444.56
2015	£615,687.34	£525,083.36	£389,051.19	£289,046.08
2014	£537,017.01	£461,530.47	£342,231.36	£255,241.04
2013	£429,593.99	£372,262.40	£275,419.56	£206,752.26
2012	£389,052.64	£336,796.35	£248,751.10	£189,150.22
2011	£374,521.73	£322,644.04	£236,451.38	£183,104.41
2010	£372,697.05	£322,055.92	£237,542.77	£184,907.28

Property prices over time for Waltham Forest

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Waltham Forest

The median salary in Waltham Forest is £34,785 and the mean salary in Waltham Forest is £39,534.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 81k
Median Salary: £34,785
Annual Percentage Change: 8.7%
Mean Salary: £39,534

Salary comparison between Waltham Forest and Outer London

See how Waltham Forest compares to the rest of Outer London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Outer London is £38,012 in Richmond upon Thames and the lowest median salary is £27,963 in Barking and Dagenham. Waltham Forest ranks 3 out of 19 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Richmond upon Thames	56k	£38,012	4.1%	£59,511	8.1%
Bromley	104k	£37,749	11.0%	£48,929	9.5%
Kingston upon Thames	54k	£37,495	6.7%	£46,327	1.6%
Greenwich	82k	£34,509	10.9%	£40,999	2.8%
Croydon	119k	£34,226	6.7%	£38,172	3.4%
Hillingdon	88k	£34,149	10.8%	£37,670	8.5%
Bexley	83k	£33,829	15.6%	£41,164	8.6%
Barnet	101k	£32,507	8.4%	£39,511	-3.7%
Harrow	70k	£31,935	3.1%	£37,118	-1.1%
Havering	77k	£31,580	3.2%	£36,257	0.5%
Redbridge	73k	£31,512	0.3%	£36,735	-0.5%
Hounslow	85k	£31,104	15.9%	£37,964	11.3%
Ealing	108k	£30,941	4.3%	£41,949	0.9%
Brent	92k	£30,855	8.8%	£38,719	16.1%
Merton	67k	£30,117	0.8%	£42,922	1.0%
Sutton	64k	£29,836	-0.3%	£35,104	-0.4%
Enfield	86k	£29,499	7.2%	£34,060	4.9%
Barking and Dagenham	53k	£27,963	4.8%	£30,006	3.4%