Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarence 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apprentice Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Clapton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Clapton Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mare Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Amhurst Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brett Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brett Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brett Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brett Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brett Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brett Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Clapton Road —

Data Sources

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