Total Crime Rate

427.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.5 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 427.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.6 10/10
  • Public order 59.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 59.9 10/10
  • Other theft 48.7 10/10
  • Robbery 33.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Rossendale Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Cazenove , and the 51st 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 Rossendale Street (E5 8TA) in the last 12 months was 427.0 per 1,000 residents and was 495.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 213.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ).

In the area around Rossendale Street (E5 8TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapton, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Clapton Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rossendale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Warwick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Theft from the person Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alcester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alcester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alcester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clapton
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ickburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ickburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ickburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightingale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rossendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Narford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Muston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rossington Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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