Total Crime Rate
181.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Powerscroft 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glenarm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wattisfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenarm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenarm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glenarm Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glenarm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenarm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Chatsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elderfield Road | — |
| 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 | Drugs | Rushmore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushmore Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Powerscroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chatsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Almack Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caldecott Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chippendale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chippendale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chippendale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chippendale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caldecott Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caldecott Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caldecott Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caldecott Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sewdley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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