Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 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 100.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Boscombe Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Homerton , and the 214th lowest 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 Boscombe Close (E5 0TU) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Homerton average (199.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boscombe Close (E5 0TU), the main crime hotspot is near Roding Road. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boscombe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Studley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopersale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roding Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Way
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopersale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopersale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coopersale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Roding Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coopersale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coopersale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redwald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colne Road
Apr 2026Burglary Roding Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roding Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Colne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenworthy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinnerton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swinnerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trehurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kemey'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kemey'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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