Total Crime Rate

169.2 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 169.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 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

Lower Clapton Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 231st highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Clapton Road (E5 0RN) in the last 12 months was 169.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Clapton Road (E5 0RN), the main crime hotspot is near Mare Street. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lower Clapton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Median Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Median Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Halidon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Athlone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athlone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person College Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapton Square —
Sep 2025Burglary Alfearn Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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