Total Crime Rate
186.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leagrave Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 200th highest 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 Leagrave Street (E5 9QX) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% higher than the Lea Bridge average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leagrave Street (E5 9QX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lea Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harry Zeital Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Waterworks Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Millfields Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Millfields Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chatsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harry Zeital Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harry Zeital Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harry Zeital Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harry Zeital Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harry Zeital Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leagrave Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | School Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Nook | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Otley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wattisfield Road | Under investigation |
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