Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory 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.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mersey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sherwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bemsted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Road
Apr 2026Public order Mersey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleeming Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bemsted Road
Apr 2026Public order Sherwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rushbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleeming Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winns Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Holmes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bemsted Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Diana Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Countess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Diana Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Crescent
Apr 2026Other theft South Countess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lisbon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Crescent

Data Sources

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