Total Crime Rate
177.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cookes Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 115th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham 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 Cookes Close (E11 3EF) in the last 12 months was 177.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cookes Close (E11 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road Leytonstone, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montague Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lister Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newcomen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newcomen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newcomen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cookes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joseph Ray Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Joseph Ray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Joseph Ray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Joseph Ray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Joseph Ray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road Leytonstone | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Road Leytonstone | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robinson Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road Leytonstone | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lancaster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cecil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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