Total Crime Rate

314.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.1 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 314.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.0 10/10
  • Public order 55.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Clapton Passage area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 89th highest crime rate of 580 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 Clapton Passage (E5 8HS) in the last 12 months was 314.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% higher than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 142.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapton Passage (E5 8HS), 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 Clapton Passage area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Goulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowhill Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Halidon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Orchard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowhill Road —
Apr 2026Public order Alfearn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rowhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Median Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Median Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mare Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Public order Alfearn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Laura Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Crossway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfearn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfearn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alfearn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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