Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cottenham Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottenham Road (E17 6RP) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottenham Road (E17 6RP), the main crime hotspot is near Gillards Way. Police recorded 237 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottenham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Gillards Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gillards Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gillards Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Elmsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Selborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Selborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Selborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Limewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenleaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenleaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenleaf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greenleaf Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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