Total Crime Rate

384.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 384.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Robbery 14.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 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

Clarence Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 59th highest crime rate of 599 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 Clarence Road (E5 8DX) in the last 12 months was 384.7 per 1,000 residents and was 182.4% higher than the Hackney Downs average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 123.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Road (E5 8DX), the main crime hotspot is near Apprentice Way. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Clarence Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apprentice Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lower Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newick Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Newick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Clapton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Clapton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowhill Road —
Sep 2025Public order Shellness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shellness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Apprentice Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Queensdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queensdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queensdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensdown Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowhill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Apprentice Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Clarence Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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