Total Crime Rate
210.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glenarm Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 160th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
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 Glenarm Road (E5 0LZ) in the last 12 months was 210.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glenarm Road (E5 0LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linscott Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lea Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rushmore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linscott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laura Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Laura Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Laura Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Powerscroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linscott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Median Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crossway Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linscott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linscott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushmore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linscott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Halidon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hilsea Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | College Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clifden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colenso Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rushmore Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Median Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Median Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colenso Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Colenso Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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