Crime Rate in William Morris, ward

William Morris has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 3051st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 206th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in William Morris in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, William Morris’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 299 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 348 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the William Morris ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.