Total Crime Rate
304.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clapton Passage area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 95th 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 Clapton Passage (E5 8HS) in the last 12 months was 304.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% higher than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clapton Passage (E5 8HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Apprentice Way, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mare Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clapton Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shellness Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shellness Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Churchill Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apprentice Way | Under investigation |
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