Total Crime Rate

230.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 230.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Drugs 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Blurton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 144th highest crime rate of 580 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 Blurton Road (E5 0NL) in the last 12 months was 230.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% higher than the Lea Bridge average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 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 Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blurton Road (E5 0NL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 303 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blurton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rushmore Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blurton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blurton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rushmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifden Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rushmore Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rushmore Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushmore Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Blurton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clifden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clifden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elderfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blurton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Halidon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Millfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order College Close 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 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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