Total Crime Rate
126.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Morris 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haywood Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Margherita Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillhouse | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillhouse | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edward Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eagle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cullings Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margherita Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Margherita Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Neal Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shernbroke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neal Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucas Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Haywood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haywood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haywood Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newhall Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillhouse | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lucas Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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