Total Crime Rate

441.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 441.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 186.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.4 8/10
  • Burglary 43.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodmill Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 48th 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 Woodmill Road (E5 9GB) in the last 12 months was 441.6 per 1,000 residents and was 242.4% higher than the Lea Bridge average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (β‰ˆ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodmill Road (E5 9GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harry Zeital Way, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harrington Hill (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodmill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harry Zeital Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gunton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gunton Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Gunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudlington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodmill Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodmill Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrington Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cleveleys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cleveleys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrington Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Hill β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Larch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dudlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Riverside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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