Total Crime Rate
177.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alcester Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 218th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alcester Crescent (E5 9PX) in the last 12 months was 177.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alcester Crescent (E5 9PX), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mount Pleasant Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chiltern Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Halberd Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Halberd Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clapton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prout Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rossendale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prout Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alcester Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Prout Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prout Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Burglary | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clapton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ickburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Alcester Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alcester Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alcester Crescent | Under investigation |
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