Total Crime Rate
495.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Linscott 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 Linscott Road (E5 0RD) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Linscott Road (E5 0RD), 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 | Theft from the person | Newick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newick Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alfearn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Newick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alfearn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athlone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Athlone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Median Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Atherden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alfearn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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