Total Crime Rate
488.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
100.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mayola Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 40th highest crime rate of 580 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 Mayola Road (E5 0RH) in the last 12 months was 488.7 per 1,000 residents and was 306.3% higher than the Lea Bridge average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayola Road (E5 0RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linscott Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lea Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linscott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayola Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Median Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Linscott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Laura Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayola Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayola Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Laura Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laura Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hilsea Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lower Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Goulton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfearn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crossway Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Almack Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Almack Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambleside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Almack Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfearn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Almack Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Median Road | Local resolution |
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