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Crime in E17 5ES

How much crime is recorded in E17 5ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
William Morris
Council
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,938 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E17 5ES

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E17 5ES area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

E17 5ESNational
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Burglary3.89.1
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.74.5
Robbery1.51.4
Public order1.54.6
Theft from the person1.22.1
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.11.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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