Total Crime Rate
648.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chatsworth Road area has the highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Homerton , and the 20th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chatsworth Road (E5 0LP) in the last 12 months was 648.7 per 1,000 residents and was 205.1% higher than the Homerton average (212.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 203.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 186.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatsworth Road (E5 0LP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 355 crimes here, including 278 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radbourne Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clifden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rushmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rushmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blurton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blurton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blurton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunlace Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunlace Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunlace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockhurst Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lockhurst Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Homerton High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homerton High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elderfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushmore Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rushmore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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