Total Crime Rate
177.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodmill 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 9GX) 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 9GX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Nook | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudlington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodmill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodmill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leaside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leaside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodmill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theydon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Larch Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Larch Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dudlington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mundford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Harry Zeital Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Riverside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harry Zeital Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harry Zeital Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harry Zeital Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harry Zeital Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harry Zeital Way | Awaiting court outcome |
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