Total Crime Rate

327.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.0 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 327.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.4 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Weald Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Cazenove , and the 80th 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 Weald Square (E5 8SR) in the last 12 months was 327.5 per 1,000 residents and was 356.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ).

In the area around Weald Square (E5 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Clapton Road. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Weald Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ickburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Clapton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Narford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft 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 2026Burglary Warwick Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rossington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilda Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilda Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gilda Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gilda Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gilda Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gilda Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilda Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Warwick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Ickburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Halberd Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halberd Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halberd Mews —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Halberd Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Halberd Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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