Total Crime Rate
96.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarence Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Road (E5 8JL) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.1% 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 239 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Gould Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Clapton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lower Clapton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Clapton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linscott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clarence Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Linscott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linscott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linscott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Linscott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linscott Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cricketfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cricketfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brett Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brett Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhill Road | β |
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