Total Crime Rate
86.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Morland Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 326th 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 Morland Road (E17 7JB) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morland Road (E17 7JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haroldstone Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leucha Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haroldstone Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haroldstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haroldstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haroldstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haroldstone Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coppermill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppermill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Leucha Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtenay Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephenson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haroldstone Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stephenson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hazelwood Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rensburg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morland Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazelwood Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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