Crime Rates at William Street, London, E10 6BD

William Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 125th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Street (E10 6BD) in the last 12 months was 164.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% higher than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (E10 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.