Total Crime Rate

198.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 198.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Drugs 23.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leaside Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 177th 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 Leaside Road (E5 9LU) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leaside Road (E5 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mundford Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudlington Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leaside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Big Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harrington Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harrington Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Big Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Larch Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Detmold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudlington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudlington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakers Hill —
Apr 2026Burglary Mount Pleasant Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moreton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Moreton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudlington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudlington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Moreton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Detmold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Hill Ferry —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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