Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Kenninghall Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kenninghall Road (E5 8BY) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenninghall Road (E5 8BY), the main crime hotspot is near Downs Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kenninghall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heyworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downs Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downs Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Vine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Downs Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evering Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Walsingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Stellman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stellman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stellman Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stellman Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Evering Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Evering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laundress Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laundress Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monteagle Way —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Worsley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Worsley Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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