Whipps Cross
Middle areaSouth east Waltham Forest. 9,626 people in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Whipps Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Whipps Cross
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whipps Cross at a rate of 105.4 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 | 348 |
| Other crime | 199 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 164 |
| Vehicle crime | 101 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Drug offences | 39 |
| Theft from the person | 34 |
| Robbery | 27 |
| Shoplifting | 20 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Whipps Cross compares
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Is Whipps Cross safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whipps Cross at a rate of 105.4 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, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Whipps Cross.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (348), other crime (199) and anti-social behaviour (164).
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 Whipps Cross alone. See Waltham Forest
Whipps Cross in brief
The median price paid for a home in Whipps Cross was £631,500 in 2025.
Whipps Cross had 9,642 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Whipps Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Whipps Cross, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.