Total Crime Rate
122.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cogan 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.
View Crime In Higham Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcentee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterhall Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mcentee Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sinnott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcentee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sinnott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Banbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hecham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hecham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mcentee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fair View Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Folly Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Folly Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sandpiper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cooper Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterhall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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