Crime Rates at Nightingale Road, London, E5 8NB

Nightingale Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Road (E5 8NB) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Hackney Downs average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Road (E5 8NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Powell Road, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clapton (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.