Total Crime Rate

168.0 per 1,000 9/10 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 168.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 236th 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 0PJ) in the last 12 months was 168.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Median Road (E5 0PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 355 crimes here, including 278 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Median Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blurton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isabella Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Almack Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Linscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Linscott Road Under investigation
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 Linscott Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Elderfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Median Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital 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 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saratoga Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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