Crime Rates at Powell Road, London, E5 8DJ

Powell Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 57th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powell Road (E5 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 403.4 per 1,000 residents and was 218.6% higher than the Hackney Downs average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powell Road (E5 8DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Apprentice Way. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.