Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Muston Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Cazenove , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Muston Road (E5 9LH) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% higher than the Cazenove average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Muston Road (E5 9LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapton, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Clapton Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Comberton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ickburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ickburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ickburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ickburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moresby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charnwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charnwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charnwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Upper Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton | Under investigation |
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