Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 66.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walsingham Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsingham Road (E5 8NF) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Hackney Downs average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsingham Road (E5 8NF), the main crime hotspot is near Powell Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walsingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Midhurst Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rossendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ickburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kenninghall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Napoleon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Napoleon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Napoleon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenninghall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenninghall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenninghall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooke Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightingale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heyworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heyworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ickburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Della Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Della Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Della Path —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Muir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Muir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Narford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monteagle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monteagle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laundress Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Brooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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