Crime Rates at Southwold Road, London, E5 9PA

Southwold Road area has the lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 580 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 Southwold Road (E5 9PA) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Lea Bridge average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 500.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwold Road (E5 9PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mundford Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harry Zeital Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.