Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nolan Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nolan Way (E5 8PY) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nolan Way (E5 8PY), 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.

Crime Over Time in Nolan Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heyworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downs Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Walsingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Goldcrest Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Downs Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monteagle Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downs Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendlesham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nolan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nolan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laundress Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laundress Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Worsley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Worsley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muir Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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