Highams Park West
Middle areaNorth east Waltham Forest. 9,667 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Highams Park West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Highams Park West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highams Park West at a rate of 64.0 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 | 192 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 150 |
| Vehicle crime | 92 |
| Other crime | 88 |
| Drug offences | 32 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Highams Park West compares
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Is Highams Park West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highams Park West at a rate of 64.0 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, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Highams Park West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (192), anti-social behaviour (150) and vehicle crime (92).
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 Highams Park West alone. See Waltham Forest
Highams Park West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Highams Park West was £542,500 in 2025.
Highams Park West had 9,960 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Highams Park West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Highams Park West, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.