Total Crime Rate

376.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 376.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Pembury Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 64th highest crime rate of 580 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 376.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% higher than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 135.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pembury Road (E5 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mare Street, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembury Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pembury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cricketfield Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pembury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sladen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sladen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malpas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Athlone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road —
Apr 2026Public order Athlone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athlone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spurstowe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spurstowe Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spurstowe Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sigdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Shellness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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