Crime Rates at Downs Park Road, London, E5 8NP

Downs Park Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 19th 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 Downs Park Road (E5 8NP) in the last 12 months was 654.3 per 1,000 residents and was 380.3% higher than the Hackney Downs average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 178.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Park Road (E5 8NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downs Road, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembury Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.