Total Crime Rate
654.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Monro Way 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 Monro Way (E5 8NY) 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 Monro Way (E5 8NY), the main crime hotspot is near Downs Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nolan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Downs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Downs Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Downs Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Downs Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nolan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muir Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muir Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muir Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Muir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Muir Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worsley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Walsingham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Worsley Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heyworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ferron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ferron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queensdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queensdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queensdown Road | Under investigation |
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