Total Crime Rate

270.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 270.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.4 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 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 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 119th 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 8LS) in the last 12 months was 270.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pembury Road (E5 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Pembury Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pembury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hindrey Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hindrey Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A107 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Place
Apr 2026Other theft Pembury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sigdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Marcon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brett Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road
Apr 2026Robbery Shellness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pembury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road

Data Sources

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