Markhouse & St James Park
Middle areaSouth west Waltham Forest. 9,616 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 28% of people in Markhouse & St James Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Markhouse & St James Park
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Markhouse & St James Park at a rate of 70.0 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 | 211 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 175 |
| Other crime | 106 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Drug offences | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 22 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Markhouse & St James Park compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Markhouse & St James Park safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Markhouse & St James Park at a rate of 70.0 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, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Markhouse & St James Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (211), anti-social behaviour (175) and other crime (106).
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 Markhouse & St James Park alone. See Waltham Forest
Markhouse & St James Park in brief
The median price paid for a home in Markhouse & St James Park was £627,500 in 2025.
Markhouse & St James Park had 9,742 usual residents at the census.
About 28% of people in Markhouse & St James Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Markhouse & St James Park, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.