Postcode · London
Crime in E5 0LW
How much crime is recorded in E5 0LW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Homerton North
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,917 (2024)
E5 0LWLondon
How safe is E5 0LW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E5 0LW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E5 0LWNational
Burglary29.19.1
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Shoplifting10.78.4
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Theft from the person4.32.1
Public order4.34.6
Bicycle theft3.61.0
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.