Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Colenso Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colenso Road (E5 0SL) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Lea Bridge average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colenso Road (E5 0SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Median Road, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blurton Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Colenso Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mayola Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cotesbach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Glenarm Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenarm Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenarm Road
Sep 2025Robbery Hilsea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilsea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leagrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hilsea Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Almack Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Powerscroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayola Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Wattisfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chailey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glenarm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chippendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chippendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chippendale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chippendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sewdley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saratoga Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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