Total Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 101.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Northwold Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Cazenove , and the 216th 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 Northwold Road (E5 8RA) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% higher than the Cazenove average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwold Road (E5 8RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapton, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Clapton Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northwold Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rossendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clapton Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightingale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Clapton Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooke Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooke Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooke Road
Apr 2026Public order Rossington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Clapton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Narford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooke Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clapton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laundress Lane

Data Sources

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