Total Crime Rate

186.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 186.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 57.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hillstowe 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 Hillstowe Street (E5 9QY) 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 Hillstowe Street (E5 9QY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hillstowe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wattisfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Otley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leagrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Nook —
Apr 2026Other crime Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warming Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterworks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Millfields Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Burglary Millfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagrave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harry Zeital Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harry Zeital Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harry Zeital Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harry Zeital Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harry Zeital Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harry Zeital Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldecott Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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