Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Saratoga Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saratoga Road (E5 0SJ) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saratoga Road (E5 0SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linscott Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alfearn Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saratoga Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hilsea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wattisfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Almack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornthwaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Millfields Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Burglary Millfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laura Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Laura Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Almack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Almack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linscott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linscott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linscott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Linscott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Median Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Linscott Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road —
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Data Sources

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