Total Crime Rate
253.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weald Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Cazenove , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 599 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 Weald Square (E5 8SR) in the last 12 months was 253.3 per 1,000 residents and was 244.7% 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 18 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 21 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Weald Square (E5 8SR), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Muston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ickburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Clapton 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 | Other theft | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rossendale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ickburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ickburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ickburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charnwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charnwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charnwood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cypress Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Reighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Reighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Reighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Narford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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