Total Crime Rate

136.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 136.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mothers Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 298th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mothers Square (E5 8TT) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mothers Square (E5 8TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Apprentice Way, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mare Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mothers Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cricketfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cricketfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapton Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mare Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powell Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Powell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Powell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapton Square —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Powell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Athlone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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