Total Crime Rate
130.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarence Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 277th lowest 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 Clarence Road (E5 8JL) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Road (E5 8JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gould Terrace, where police recorded 268 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Apprentice Way (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hackney Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Apprentice Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Gould Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Amhurst Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gould Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gould Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gould Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brett Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brett Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mare Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Amhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | — |
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