Total Crime Rate
69.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gunton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gunton Road (E5 9JS) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Lea Bridge average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Gunton Road (E5 9JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapton, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prout Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mundford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clapton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alcester Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Alcester Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gunton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gunton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alcester Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thistlewaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thistlewaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thistlewaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casimir Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casimir Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alcester Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thornby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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