Upper Walthamstow vs Wandsworth Town

Upper Walthamstow has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,113 crimes in the last 12 months. Wandsworth Town has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 8,936 crimes. Upper Walthamstow scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Upper Walthamstow shows a year-on-year crime trend of -9.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wandsworth Town shows +1.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Upper Walthamstow, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,192 incidents). In Wandsworth Town, it is Violent Crime (2,165 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Upper Walthamstow recorded 1,027 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wandsworth Town recorded 1,975. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Upper Walthamstow totalled 1,192 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,165 in Wandsworth Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Upper Walthamstow recorded 5,642 crimes (now 5,113, a change of -9.4%). Wandsworth Town recorded 8,788 crimes previously (now 8,936, +1.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Upper Walthamstow has a resolution rate of 27.8% and Wandsworth Town has 36.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Upper Walthamstow falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Wandsworth Town is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Upper Walthamstow and Wandsworth Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.