Total Crime Rate
103.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wattisfield Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Wattisfield Road (E5 9QH) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wattisfield Road (E5 9QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thistlewaite Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millfields Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lea Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayola Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wattisfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thistlewaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thistlewaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Casimir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thornby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cornthwaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotesbach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotesbach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hilsea Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leagrave Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thistlewaite Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayola Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayola Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leagrave Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leagrave Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leagrave Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Millfields Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Millfields Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colenso Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Colenso Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thistlewaite Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colenso Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleveleys Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cleveleys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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