Total Crime Rate

206.8 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 206.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Amhurst Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 178th highest 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 Amhurst Road (E8 1AT) in the last 12 months was 206.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% higher than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amhurst Road (E8 1AT), the main crime hotspot is near Pembury Road. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Amhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Anton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malpas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shellness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brett Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenmure Road
Sep 2025Robbery Hackney Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hackney Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Poulton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Halley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Institute Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marcon Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marcon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Royal Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shellness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Downs Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Spurstowe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navarino Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sigdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Anton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sigdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sigdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sigdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Spurstowe Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downs Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Spurstowe Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spurstowe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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