Total Crime Rate
210.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clapton Square area has the 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 160th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clapton Square (E5 8HW) in the last 12 months was 210.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clapton Square (E5 8HW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Homerton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Goulton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mare Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rowhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Goulton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Goulton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Goulton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clapton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clapton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gould Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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