Total Crime Rate

331.7 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 331.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Public order 27.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 78th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Road (E5 8HB) in the last 12 months was 331.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% higher than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Road (E5 8HB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 358 crimes here, including 126 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 2025Other crime Gould Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Clarence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews
Sep 2025Drugs Clarence Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clarence Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clarence Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clarence Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sladen Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Pembury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pembury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pembury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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