Total Crime Rate
108.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blurton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blurton Road (E5 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Lea Bridge average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blurton Road (E5 0NJ), 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 | Baslow Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rushmore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rushmore Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rushmore Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rushmore Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushmore Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunlace Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elderfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blurton Road | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunlace Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayola Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Churchill Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Powerscroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhurst Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lockhurst Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elderfield Road | — |
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