Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alfearn Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alfearn Road (E5 0SE) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfearn Road (E5 0SE), 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 Alfearn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Goulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linscott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linscott Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hilsea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sladen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sladen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Public order Athlone Close 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 2026Vehicle crime Rowhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Apprentice Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Athlone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Clapton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowhill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowhill Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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