Total Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moreton Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moreton Close (E5 9EP) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Lea Bridge average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moreton Close (E5 9EP), the main crime hotspot is near Alcester Crescent. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moreton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwold Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southwold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southwold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mount Pleasant Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mundford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Big Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Big Hill —
Apr 2026Drugs Larch Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Detmold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Sach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmbury View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmbury View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Muston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hawkwood Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hawkwood Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Detmold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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