data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
30
YoY +25%
ASB
30
YoY +67%
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -44%
Burglary
5
YoY -29%
Criminal damage
7
YoY stable
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
102
incidents · Apr '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,034
White Brit.27.4%
Pakistani17.6%
Other White12.1%
Caribbean7.6%
African7.2%
+ 8 other groups · 28.2%
Religion
Total residents: 2,024
Christian35.1%
Muslim31.8%
No religion21.2%
Not answered7.1%
Hindu1.7%
+ 2 other religions · 3.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,029
35–4921.6%
50–6418.3%
25–3415.4%
20–248.5%
10–158.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Total households: 662
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent11.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.2%
Other11.0%
Any member 66+10.3%
+ 8 other households · 41.8%
Administrative Information
Waltham Forest
Local Authority
Council Area
Walthamstow E14001563
Constituency
E14001563
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Higham Hill
Constituency code
E14001563
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Waltham Forest, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Waltham Forest
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
North East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Waltham Forest
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East London ICB - A3A8R
Cancer Alliance
North East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Waltham Forest 009A E01004398
E01004398
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Waltham Forest 009 E02000903
E02000903
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Waltham Forest 009A E01004398
E01004398
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Waltham Forest 009 E02000903
E02000903
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:43 AM
Sunrise
8:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:43 AM
Sunset (today)
8:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode E17 5PL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 4902
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004398 and MSOA E02000903 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E17 5PL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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