Total Crime Rate

257.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 257.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 39.3 10/10
  • Robbery 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Upper Clapton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 124th 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 Upper Clapton Road (E5 9JP) in the last 12 months was 257.4 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Clapton Road (E5 9JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapton, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Clapton Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Clapton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clapton —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clapton —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clapton —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clapton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clapton Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clapton Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clapton Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clapton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clapton —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alcester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alcester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alcester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Muston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ickburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ickburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ickburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clapton —
Apr 2026Public order Upper Clapton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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