Total Crime Rate
172.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Overbury Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in King's Park , and the 230th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
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 Overbury Street (E5 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 172.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% higher than the King's Park average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Overbury Street (E5 0AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunlace Road, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blurton Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keyworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockhurst Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwell Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunlace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunlace Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunlace Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hazelwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Colne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Colne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blurton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blurton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blurton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mandeville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Durrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durrington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rushmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rushmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lockhurst Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhurst Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glyn Road | Under investigation |
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