Total Crime Rate
241.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Hill Ferry area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 138th 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 High Hill Ferry (E5 9HG) in the last 12 months was 241.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% higher than the Lea Bridge average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (β 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Hill Ferry (E5 9HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodmill Road, where police recorded 58 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Hill Ferry | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leaside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leaside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theydon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harrington Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrington Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chiltern Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mount Pleasant Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrington Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrington Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Big Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Larch Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodmill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodmill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmbury View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmbury View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodmill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Hill Ferry | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Larch Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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