Total Crime Rate
495.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Clapton Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 34th 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 Lower Clapton Road (E5 0QR) in the last 12 months was 495.2 per 1,000 residents and was 283.9% higher than the Lea Bridge average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (β 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Clapton Road (E5 0QR), the main crime hotspot is near Apprentice Way. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayola Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clapton Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clarence Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Clapton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lower Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thistlewaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Apprentice Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alfearn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alfearn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alfearn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alfearn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Apprentice Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Apprentice Way | β |
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