Total Crime Rate
45.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Court area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Court (E17 5LS) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Court (E17 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In William Morris| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Pond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bemsted Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Winns Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bemsted Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bemsted Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Countess Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bramley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heron Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chamberlain Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eastleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eastleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Holmes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Pond Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
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