Total Crime Rate

171.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 171.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 33.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sewdley Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Homerton , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 580 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 Sewdley Street (E5 0AX) in the last 12 months was 171.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Homerton average (199.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewdley Street (E5 0AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baslow Walk (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sewdley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sewdley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Baslow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baslow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baslow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blurton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blurton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blurton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blurton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ruby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ruby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ruby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ruby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sewdley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sewdley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pedro Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pedro Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pedro Street
Apr 2026Burglary Pedro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pedro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pedro Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road

Data Sources

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