Total Crime Rate

177.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 177.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Drugs 23.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodmill Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 219th 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 9GU) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodmill Road (E5 9GU), 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 Dudlington Road (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 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mundford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Larch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudlington Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dudlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Woodmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Leaside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leaside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodmill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodmill Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Riverside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Hill —
Sep 2025Burglary Harry Zeital Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Harry Zeital Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Harry Zeital Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Harry Zeital Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Harry Zeital Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harry Zeital Way Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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