Crime Rates at Woodmill Road, London, E5 9GA

Woodmill Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 41st 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 Woodmill Road (E5 9GA) in the last 12 months was 485.4 per 1,000 residents and was 303.6% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodmill Road (E5 9GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mundford Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harry Zeital Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.