Total Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Briggeford Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Cazenove , and the 217th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briggeford Close (E5 8RE) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.4% higher than the Cazenove average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briggeford Close (E5 8RE), the main crime hotspot is near Rossington Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Briggeford Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geldeston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geldeston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geldeston Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Goldcrest Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briggeford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Narford Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Northwold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Laundress Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laundress Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alconbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alconbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maury Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Narford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alconbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evering Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Evering Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Evering Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.