Total Crime Rate
270.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pembury 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 8LN) 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 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near Pembury Road. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dalston Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hackney Downs | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Andre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sladen Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bodney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Poulton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hackney Downs | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pembury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shellness Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shellness Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pembury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spurstowe Terrace | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spurstowe Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spurstowe Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Spurstowe Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Spurstowe Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marcon Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marcon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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