Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 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 80.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 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

Rendlesham Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rendlesham Road (E5 8PJ) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rendlesham Road (E5 8PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Amhurst Terrace. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rendlesham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stellman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benthal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Muir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Maury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nile Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laundress Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Narford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooke Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stellman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gliddon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amhurst Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stellman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunnock Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooke Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clapton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clapton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clapton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clapton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clapton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Midhurst Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooke Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Maury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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