Total Crime Rate

185.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 185.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Drugs 22.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blurton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 207th highest crime rate of 599 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 Blurton Road (E5 0NL) in the last 12 months was 185.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher than the Lea Bridge average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blurton Road (E5 0NL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Blurton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunlace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hilsea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Mayola Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Median Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Linscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayola Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chailey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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