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Is Hale End & Highams Park South safe?

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Indicative score

Low caution

Based on public recorded crime near Hale End & Highams Park South, Waltham Forest within 500m.

Incidents

27

Trend

improving

Confidence

High

Crime Summary

Most recent public police data available: May 2026.

12-month trendJuly 2025May 2026
violent crime7
Burglary4
Anti-social behaviour8
Vehicle crime4
Drugs2
Public order1

Area Profile

A strong food and nightlife base where theft and late-evening crowding can be more relevant than daytime concerns.

Tourist friendlinessGood
Family suitabilityMixed
NightlifeActive
Late-night cautionHigher

Transport

Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.

Highams Park

615m away · Weaver

Wood Street

1.9km away · Weaver

Nearby Safer Alternatives

Indicative suggestions for comparing nearby visitor bases.

This area already compares well against nearby visitor districts in the current heuristic set.

How to Read This

Designed for travel planning, not certainty.

  • Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
  • Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
  • Up to 12 months of history are averaged with recency decay, so one unusual month does not swing the score.
  • A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
  • Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
  • Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
  • The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.

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