Total Crime Rate

403.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 403.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 147.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 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

Charnock 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 Charnock Road (E5 8DP) 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 Charnock Road (E5 8DP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Charnock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cricketfield Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenninghall Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cricketfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powell Road —
Apr 2026Public order Heyworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heyworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apprentice Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apprentice Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apprentice Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apprentice Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apprentice Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powell Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Della Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenninghall Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kenninghall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ickburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ickburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightingale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ickburgh Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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