Total Crime Rate
63.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Geldeston Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Cazenove , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Geldeston Road (E5 8RU) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Geldeston Road (E5 8RU), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Clapton Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alconbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alconbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alconbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alconbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alconbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Northwold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Clapton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fountayne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gilda Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northwold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gilda Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geldeston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cypress Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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