Total Crime Rate

415.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.8 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 415.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.2 10/10
  • Burglary 34.3 10/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Robbery 15.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 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

Lower Clapton 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 Lower Clapton Road (E5 8EQ) 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 Lower Clapton Road (E5 8EQ), 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 Lower Clapton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Robbery Shellness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sladen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Apprentice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Apprentice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Apprentice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apprentice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Apprentice Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apprentice Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thistlewaite Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cricketfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cricketfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cricketfield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Thistlewaite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thistlewaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powell Road —
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Data Sources

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