Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 89.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cotton Close area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 315th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotton Close (E11 3DU) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Cann Hall average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Close (E11 3DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burghley Road, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montague Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cotton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Acacia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sansom Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sansom Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sansom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mohmmad Khan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Barclay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montague Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Park Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leytonstone High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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