Walham Green ward profile 2024 - Where we live

Deprivation

1

LSOA in the 20% most deprived

23%

income deprived residents

3

LSOAs in the IDACI 20% most deprived

4

LSOAs are in the IDAOPI 20% most deprived

The ward is made up of 5 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) and in 2019 was measured as less deprived than in 2015 and 2010.

1 LSOA is ranked within the 20% most deprived nationally.

The highest deprivation scores are in the domains for:

  • living environment
  • crime
  • barriers to housing and services

1,830 residents (23%) are income deprived compared to 24% in H&F, while 1,094 working-age adults (18%) are employment deprived compared to 15% in H&F. Both measures are in the 20% most deprived.

3 LSOAs fall within the worst 20% deprived nationally on the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) and 4 fall within the worst 20% nationally on the Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI).

The following graphic shows the deprivation levels across the borough.

A heat map of H&F showing the deprivation levels in each ward.

Crime

1,156

offences recorded

145

offence rate per 1,000

35

violence rate per 1,000

62%

are without a car or van

All recorded offences have grown across the borough over the past year (+10% in the year to 2023). The ward has seen a 11% increase in total notifiable offences in the last year. This is the 10th highest increase among all wards.

In 2023, 1,156 offences were committed (145 per 1,000 residents), ranking the ward 3rd highest in H&F.

The highest volume of offences in the ward were for:

  • theft (407)
  • violence against the person (277)
  • public order offences (130)

Most crime types in the ward have seen larger rates per 1,000 population compared to the H&F averages.

The largest ones include:

  • theft (17.5% points difference)
  • public order offences (8% points)
  • violence without injury (5% points)
Table 2: Offences committed in Walham Green ward in 2023

Offence types

Offences in the ward

Ward rate

Offences in H&F

H&F rate

Violence with injury

85

10.7

1,749

9.5

Violence without injury

192

24.1

3,504

19.1

Sexual offences

21

2.6

427

2.3

Robbery

33

4.1

614

3.4

Arson and criminal damage

68

8.6

1,273

7.0

Burglary

58

7.3

1,346

7.3

Theft

407

51.2

6,169

33.7

Vehicle offences

96

12.1

2,922

16.0

Public Order offences

130

16.3

1,526

8.3

Drug offences

58

7.3

934

5.1

Total

1,156

145.4

20,788

113.5

Car ownership

The proportion of households without the use of a car or a van stands at 62%. This compares to 57% in H&F and 42% in London.

There are 45 cars per 100 households in the ward compared to 51 in the borough and 81 in London.

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