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Other theft in Waltham Forest 12 months to June 2026
8.2per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,318 other theft offences in Waltham Forest in the 12 months to June 2026, down 0.0% (1) on the previous 12 months. That is 8.2 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 283,713 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 200 400 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 236 offences October 2011: 343 offences November 2011: 366 offences December 2011: 362 offences January 2012: 278 offences February 2012: 278 offences March 2012: 404 offences April 2012: 349 offences May 2012: 407 offences June 2012: 386 offences July 2012: 388 offences August 2012: 429 offences September 2012: 375 offences October 2012: 379 offences November 2012: 350 offences December 2012: 336 offences January 2013: 348 offences February 2013: 318 offences March 2013: 315 offences April 2013: 386 offences May 2013: 290 offences June 2013: 268 offences July 2013: 282 offences August 2013: 287 offences September 2013: 268 offences October 2013: 272 offences November 2013: 254 offences December 2013: 226 offences January 2014: 271 offences February 2014: 273 offences March 2014: 269 offences April 2014: 266 offences May 2014: 262 offences June 2014: 294 offences July 2014: 261 offences August 2014: 240 offences September 2014: 233 offences October 2014: 254 offences November 2014: 246 offences December 2014: 235 offences January 2015: 236 offences February 2015: 216 offences March 2015: 243 offences April 2015: 237 offences May 2015: 209 offences June 2015: 263 offences July 2015: 278 offences August 2015: 266 offences September 2015: 229 offences October 2015: 236 offences November 2015: 220 offences December 2015: 241 offences January 2016: 240 offences February 2016: 224 offences March 2016: 196 offences April 2016: 206 offences May 2016: 224 offences June 2016: 272 offences July 2016: 221 offences August 2016: 235 offences September 2016: 210 offences October 2016: 262 offences November 2016: 212 offences December 2016: 208 offences January 2017: 216 offences February 2017: 194 offences March 2017: 231 offences April 2017: 215 offences May 2017: 206 offences June 2017: 231 offences July 2017: 286 offences August 2017: 225 offences September 2017: 207 offences October 2017: 234 offences November 2017: 248 offences December 2017: 198 offences January 2018: 241 offences February 2018: 223 offences March 2018: 245 offences April 2018: 222 offences May 2018: 249 offences June 2018: 222 offences July 2018: 232 offences August 2018: 227 offences September 2018: 237 offences October 2018: 291 offences November 2018: 245 offences December 2018: 240 offences January 2019: 241 offences February 2019: 255 offences March 2019: 254 offences April 2019: 242 offences May 2019: 263 offences June 2019: 266 offences July 2019: 192 offences August 2019: 195 offences September 2019: 180 offences October 2019: 193 offences November 2019: 213 offences December 2019: 210 offences January 2020: 236 offences February 2020: 202 offences March 2020: 186 offences April 2020: 152 offences May 2020: 166 offences June 2020: 206 offences July 2020: 226 offences August 2020: 213 offences September 2020: 171 offences October 2020: 174 offences November 2020: 188 offences December 2020: 171 offences January 2021: 180 offences February 2021: 151 offences March 2021: 146 offences April 2021: 184 offences May 2021: 197 offences June 2021: 207 offences July 2021: 232 offences August 2021: 182 offences September 2021: 173 offences October 2021: 231 offences November 2021: 230 offences December 2021: 194 offences January 2022: 238 offences February 2022: 211 offences March 2022: 219 offences April 2022: 255 offences May 2022: 243 offences June 2022: 245 offences July 2022: 283 offences August 2022: 212 offences September 2022: 198 offences October 2022: 226 offences November 2022: 253 offences December 2022: 219 offences January 2023: 249 offences February 2023: 198 offences March 2023: 238 offences April 2023: 216 offences May 2023: 230 offences June 2023: 254 offences July 2023: 250 offences August 2023: 255 offences September 2023: 238 offences October 2023: 294 offences November 2023: 242 offences December 2023: 254 offences January 2024: 260 offences February 2024: 235 offences March 2024: 235 offences April 2024: 225 offences May 2024: 229 offences June 2024: 224 offences July 2024: 223 offences August 2024: 173 offences September 2024: 186 offences October 2024: 180 offences November 2024: 212 offences December 2024: 218 offences January 2025: 196 offences February 2025: 171 offences March 2025: 221 offences April 2025: 191 offences May 2025: 181 offences June 2025: 167 offences July 2025: 183 offences August 2025: 182 offences September 2025: 197 offences October 2025: 189 offences November 2025: 219 offences December 2025: 208 offences January 2026: 173 offences February 2026: 144 offences March 2026: 195 offences April 2026: 199 offences May 2026: 203 offences June 2026: 226 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 6,510 (partial) — — June 2012 3,237 12.3 2012 June 2013 1,373 5.1 2013 June 2014 206 0.8 2014 June 2015 239 0.9 2015 June 2016 277 1.0 2016 June 2017 240 0.9 2017 June 2018 255 0.9 2018 June 2019 293 1.0 2019 June 2020 252 0.9 2020 June 2021 319 1.1 2021 June 2022 265 1.0 2022 June 2023 285 1.0 2023 June 2024 235 0.8 2024 June 2025 325 1.1 2025 June 2026 298 1.1 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Waltham Forest Violence and sexual offences 7,259 offences 25.6per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,495 offences 8.8per 1,000 Shoplifting 2,080 offences 7.3per 1,000 Drugs 1,638 offences 5.8per 1,000 Public order 1,468 offences 5.2per 1,000 Theft from the person 1,322 offences 4.7per 1,000 Burglary 1,288 offences 4.5per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,271 offences 4.5per 1,000 Robbery 741 offences 2.6per 1,000 Bicycle theft 358 offences 1.3per 1,000 Other crime 298 offences 1.1per 1,000 Possession of weapons 179 offences 0.6per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Waltham Forest