Total Crime Rate

102.9 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 102.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walsingham Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 225th lowest 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 Walsingham Road (E5 8NF) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Hackney Downs average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsingham Road (E5 8NF), the main crime hotspot is near Powell Road. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Walsingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downs Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Walsingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Downs Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downs Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nolan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Della Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nolan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Muir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Muir Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Worsley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Worsley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laundress Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Laundress Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Della Path Under investigation

Data Sources

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