So you are thinking of moving to Walthamstow in London? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Walthamstow is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Walthamstow the land of milk and honey or are Edmonton, Leyton and Tottenham a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Walthamstow
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of November 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Walthamstow. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Walthamstow | 226 |
| Tottenham Hale | 202 |
| Lea (Lee) | 201 |
| Aldersbrook | 146 |
| Highams Park | 145 |
| Higham Hill | 142 |
| Hale End | 138 |
| Chingford Hatch | 127 |
| Wanstead | 95 |
| South Woodford | 54 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Walthamstow. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Walthamstow. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Chapel End (Best) | 11014/32845 |
| Leyton | 11167/32845 |
| Hale End and Highams Park | 11265/32845 |
| William Morris | 12763/32845 |
| Markhouse | 6864/32845 |
| Hoe Street | 7542/32845 |
| Forest | 8477/32845 |
| High Street | 8751/32845 |
| Lea Bridge | 8808/32845 |
| Higham Hill (Worst) | 8912/32845 |
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Your Health in Walthamstow
If you are thinking of moving to Walthamstow, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Walthamstow compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newham | 1.48% | 4.14% | 11.31% | 34.6% | 48.47% |
| Islington | 1.68% | 4.74% | 11.21% | 30.75% | 51.61% |
| Waltham Forest (Walthamstow) | 1.34% | 3.89% | 12.06% | 35.61% | 47.11% |
| Redbridge | 1.15% | 3.76% | 12% | 34.98% | 48.12% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Walthamstow. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Walthamstow. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Higham Hill (Best) | 14597/32845 |
| Hoe Street | 15806/32845 |
| Markhouse | 16806/32845 |
| Lea Bridge | 17137/32845 |
| Forest | 17556/32845 |
| Leyton | 17946/32845 |
| High Street | 18020/32845 |
| William Morris | 18684/32845 |
| Hale End and Highams Park | 23059/32845 |
| Chapel End (Worst) | 23290/32845 |
Deprivation in Walthamstow
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Walthamstow. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Forest (Best) | 11330/32845 |
| High Street | 11798/32845 |
| William Morris | 12082/32845 |
| Chapel End | 14644/32845 |
| Hale End and Highams Park | 15876/32845 |
| Higham Hill | 7373/32845 |
| Lea Bridge | 8583/32845 |
| Markhouse | 9088/32845 |
| Hoe Street | 9768/32845 |
| Leyton (Worst) | 9910/32845 |
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