Total Crime Rate

386.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 386.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.9 10/10
  • Burglary 31.6 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Median Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 58th highest crime rate of 599 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 Median Road (E5 0PF) in the last 12 months was 386.9 per 1,000 residents and was 98.8% higher than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (β‰ˆ 138.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Median Road (E5 0PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapton Square, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Close (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Median Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Churchill Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Clapton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapton Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lower Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Clapton Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Median Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Median Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Median Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Median Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Halidon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person College Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenarm Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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