Total Crime Rate

271.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 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
  • Violent crimes 102.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Drinkwater Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 687 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 180.8% higher than the Cann Hall average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 102.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% 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 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in John Drinkwater Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mornington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hanbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hanbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hanbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Drinkwater Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Drinkwater Close

Data Sources

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