Total Crime Rate

208.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 33.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Millfields Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Millfields Road (E5 0SB) in the last 12 months was 208.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% higher than the Lea Bridge average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millfields Road (E5 0SB), the main crime hotspot is near Apprentice Way. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Millfields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Apprentice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotesbach Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotesbach Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thistlewaite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thistlewaite Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hilsea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Apprentice Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Apprentice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alfearn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Apprentice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apprentice Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apprentice Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apprentice Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apprentice Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apprentice Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Almack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Almack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Almack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linscott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alfearn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayola Road —
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Data Sources

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