Cathall, Waltham Forest: Safety
Safety
Crime in Cathall has dropped significantly over the past two years and is now below the London average — a real turnaround for an east London neighbourhood.
In 2024, Cathall had 114.9 crimes per 1,000 people. That fell to 106.6 in 2025, and so far in 2026 it's at 62.8 — well below London's average of 95.1. Anti-social behaviour has improved most dramatically, dropping from 331 incidents in 2024 to 132 in the first 9 months of 2026.
Cathall's crime rates are consistently lower than nearby areas like Leyton and Leytonstone. Combined with year-on-year improvements, this shows a neighbourhood that's genuinely heading in the right direction.
Source: police-recorded crime for Cathall ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Cathall ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Cathall ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
106.6
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Leyton
136.1
Higher than
Cann Hall
89
Lower than
Stratford Olympic Park
449.5
Lower than
Leytonstone
206.8
Lower than
Maryland
128.5
Higher than
Grove Green
73.9
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Cathall ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences26%24%
- Anti-social behaviour22%21%
- Other theft8%9%
- Vehicle crime7%7%
- Drugs7%5%
- Shoplifting6%8%
- Criminal damage and arson6%5%
- Public order5%5%
- Theft from the person5%8%
- Robbery4%3%
- Burglary3%4%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Other crime1%1%
- Possession of weapons<1%<1%
