Total Crime Rate

253.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 253.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Weald 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 8SS) 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 8SS), 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.

Crime Over Time in Weald Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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 2025Vehicle crime Briggeford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Clapton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Upper Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Reighton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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