Crime Rates at Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 8EX

Lower Clapton 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 Lower Clapton Road (E5 8EX) 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 Lower Clapton Road (E5 8EX), 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.