Total Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 144.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 21.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Median Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 286th 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 0PJ) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Median Road (E5 0PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 303 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Median Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blurton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rushmore Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambleside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furrow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ryder Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryder Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blurton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blurton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blurton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fenn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rushmore Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fenn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Median Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Median Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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