Crime Rate in William Morris, ward

William Morris has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 3120th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 174th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in William Morris in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, William Morris’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 336 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 28.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 369 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the William Morris ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.