Total Crime Rate
138.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rossendale Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Cazenove , and the 290th highest crime rate of 599 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 Rossendale Street (E5 8GH) in the last 12 months was 138.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% higher than the Cazenove average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -90.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -90.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rossendale Street (E5 8GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapton, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Clapton Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cypress Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ickburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clapton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brooke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Reighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Reighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rossendale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ickburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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