Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 122.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Cogan Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 211th 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 Cogan Avenue (E17 5PP) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cogan Avenue (E17 5PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mcentee Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fair View Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cogan Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcentee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterhall Close
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcentee Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Sinnott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcentee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sinnott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Banbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hecham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hecham Close
Apr 2026Other theft Mcentee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folly Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Folly Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sandpiper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cooper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterhall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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