Total Crime Rate

181.8 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 181.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Robbery 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Powerscroft Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 210th 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 Powerscroft Road (E5 0PR) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powerscroft Road (E5 0PR), the main crime hotspot is near Blurton Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Powerscroft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glenarm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Wattisfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenarm Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenarm Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Glenarm Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Glenarm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenarm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elderfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushmore Crescent —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rushmore Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rushmore Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rushmore Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushmore Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Powerscroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Almack Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caldecott Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chippendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chippendale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chippendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chippendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caldecott Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caldecott Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Caldecott Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldecott Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sewdley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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