Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Boscombe Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Homerton , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 599 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 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Homerton average (212.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boscombe Close (E5 0TU), the main crime hotspot is near Roding Road. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Boscombe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roding Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashenden Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashenden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Durrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roding Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roding Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roding Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruddington Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roding Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Roding Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roding Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roding Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Colne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Colne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruddington Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ruddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenworthy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinnerton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swinnerton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kemey'S Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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