Total Crime Rate

177.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 177.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Montague Road 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 Montague Road (E11 3EX) 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 Montague Road (E11 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Cobden Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Montague Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lister Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robinson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acacia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cookes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Courtenay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Montague Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briscoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Briscoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briscoe Close —

Data Sources

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