Total Crime Rate

271.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 271.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

John Drinkwater Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Drinkwater Close (E11 3AE) in the last 12 months was 271.1 per 1,000 residents and was 183.5% higher than the Cann Hall average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Drinkwater Close (E11 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hanbury Drive, where police recorded 203 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in John Drinkwater Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Drinkwater Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanmore Road
Sep 2025Burglary Stanmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Drinkwater Close
Sep 2025Drugs Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest View
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hanbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.