Total Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 129.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cobham Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 193rd 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 Cobham Road (E17 4ED) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 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 ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobham Road (E17 4ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queenswood Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evanston Avenue (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cobham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queenswood Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fulbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hale End Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Heathcroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macdonald Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Road

Data Sources

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