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 8LW) 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 8LW), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cricketfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bodney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenmure Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dalston Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dalston Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cricketfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cricketfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cricketfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalston Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dalston Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sigdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalston Lane | 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 | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sigdon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sigdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sigdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dalston Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hackney Downs | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A107 | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marcon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marcon Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Institute Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembury Place | Under investigation |
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