Total Crime Rate

270.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 270.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pembury Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 120th 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 Pembury Road (E5 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pembury Road (E5 8LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Mare Street. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pembury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queensdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensdown Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensdown Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queensdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pembury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pembury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marcon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marcon Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Institute Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Poulton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malpas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queensdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sladen Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —

Data Sources

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