Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brooke Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 262nd lowest 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 Brooke Road (E5 8AG) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the Hackney Downs average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooke Road (E5 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Rossington Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brooke Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Della Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Walsingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Della Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nolan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightingale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenninghall Road —
Sep 2025Public order Reighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Reighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Reighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Reighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nolan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Narford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Worsley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laundress Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Laundress Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monteagle Way —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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