Total Crime Rate

249.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 249.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rendlesham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 131st highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rendlesham Road (E5 8QL) in the last 12 months was 249.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rendlesham Road (E5 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amhurst Terrace, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rendlesham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monteagle Way Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Dunnock Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benthal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooke Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clapton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gliddon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stellman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clapton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stellman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laundress Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monteagle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nile Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nile Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nile Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jenner Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Midhurst Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jenner Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Muir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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