Total Crime Rate
175.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarence Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 222nd 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 Clarence Road (E5 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 175.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Road (E5 8JJ), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Clapton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Apprentice Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Apprentice Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apprentice Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apprentice Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenmure Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apprentice Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apprentice Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Apprentice Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clapton Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clapton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Apprentice Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Apprentice Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Athlone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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