Total Crime Rate
257.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gunton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 129th 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 Gunton Road (E5 9JT) in the last 12 months was 257.4 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 229.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gunton Road (E5 9JT), the main crime hotspot is near Clapton. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gunton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunton Road | — |
| 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 crime | Gunton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gunton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gunton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gunton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thistlewaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| 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 | Public order | Cotesbach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clapton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casimir Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cleveleys Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cleveleys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prout Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chiltern Place | Under investigation |
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