Total Crime Rate
415.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarence Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 56th 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 Clarence Road (E5 8DY) in the last 12 months was 415.9 per 1,000 residents and was 228.5% higher than the Hackney Downs average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Road (E5 8DY), 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.
View Crime In Hackney Downs| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Napoleon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarence Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clarence Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rowhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Goulton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queensdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferron Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Goulton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Goulton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Goulton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cricketfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lower Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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