Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 114.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarence Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Road (E5 8EE) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Hackney Downs average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Road (E5 8EE), 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 2025Vehicle crime Linscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shellness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shellness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clapton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapton Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapton Square β€”
Sep 2025Public order Clarence Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cricketfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goulton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowhill Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowhill Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowhill Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowhill Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowhill Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goulton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clarence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Powell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athlone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Athlone Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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