Total Crime Rate

147.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 147.2 9/10
  • Drugs 46.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Halesworth Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 279th highest crime rate of 580 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 Halesworth Close (E5 9PW) in the last 12 months was 147.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% higher than the Lea Bridge average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halesworth Close (E5 9PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prout Road, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alcester Crescent (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Halesworth Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Leaside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Moreton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakers Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudlington Road
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leaside Road
Apr 2026Drugs Leaside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moreton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaside Road 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 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodmill Road
Apr 2026Burglary Woodmill 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 Brampton Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Detmold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveleys Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cleveleys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Casimir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Southwold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southwold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwold Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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