Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morris Court area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 47th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morris Court (EN9 3DX) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher than the Waltham Abbey North average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morris Court (EN9 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haywood Court, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neal Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Morris Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margherita Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillhouse
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillhouse Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eagle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cullings Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margherita Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Margherita Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neal Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shernbroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neal Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Haywood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haywood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haywood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newhall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillhouse
Sep 2025Drugs Lucas Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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