Total Crime Rate

196.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 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 196.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodmill Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 180th 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 9GU) in the last 12 months was 196.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodmill Road (E5 9GU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woodmill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leaside Road
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harry Zeital Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudlington Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudlington Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudlington Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudlington Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leaside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leaside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harry Zeital Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harry Zeital Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodmill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harry Zeital Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Moreton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Moreton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mundford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Detmold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Detmold Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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