Total Crime Rate

257.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 47.2 10/10
  • Robbery 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gunton 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.

Crime Over Time in Gunton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Gunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gunton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapton Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clapton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clapton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clapton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Gunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gunton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapton —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapton —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cotesbach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clapton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clapton Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clapton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapton —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapton —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casimir Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Cleveleys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cleveleys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapton Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prout Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chiltern Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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