Total Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 105.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • 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

Clapton Common area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Cazenove , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clapton Common (E5 9FA) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher than the Cazenove average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapton Common (E5 9FA), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clapton Common area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clapton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Watermint Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forburg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firsby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firsby Road —
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forburg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forburg Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forburg Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clapton Common —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belz Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Feldman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rookwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rookwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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