Blackhorse Road
Middle areaSouth west Waltham Forest. 14,531 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Blackhorse Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blackhorse Road
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackhorse Road at a rate of 99.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.8 per 1,000 people across Waltham Forest.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 377 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 326 |
| Other crime | 303 |
| Shoplifting | 105 |
| Vehicle crime | 93 |
| Burglary | 63 |
| Drug offences | 60 |
| Theft from the person | 54 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Robbery | 22 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blackhorse Road compares
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Is Blackhorse Road safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackhorse Road at a rate of 99.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.8 per 1,000 people across Waltham Forest.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 115 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blackhorse Road.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (377), anti-social behaviour (326) and other crime (303).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Waltham Forest
These figures are published for the whole of Waltham Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Waltham Forest and not Blackhorse Road alone. See Waltham Forest
Blackhorse Road in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blackhorse Road was £530,000 in 2025.
Blackhorse Road had 12,903 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Blackhorse Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blackhorse Road, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.