Total Crime Rate
56.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Court area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Court (E17 5NB) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Court (E17 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorpe Crescent, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mersey Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In William Morris| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mersey Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sherwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bemsted Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carr Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mersey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mersey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mersey Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushbrook Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleeming Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bemsted Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sherwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eastleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rushbrook Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fleeming Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Winns Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Holmes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bemsted Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Diana Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North Countess Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eastleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Diana Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorpe Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Countess Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lisbon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heron Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorpe Crescent | — |
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