Total Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 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 103.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wattisfield 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wattisfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayola Road
Apr 2026Burglary Wattisfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Casimir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thornby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cornthwaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotesbach Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotesbach Road
Apr 2026Other theft Hilsea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leagrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thistlewaite Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayola Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayola Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Millfields Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Burglary Millfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thistlewaite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveleys Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cleveleys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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