Crime Rates at Median Road, London, E5 0PF

Median Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 136th 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 Median Road (E5 0PF) in the last 12 months was 243.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% 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 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.