Total Crime Rate

440.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 440.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.1 10/10
  • Public order 44.0 10/10
  • Burglary 41.5 10/10
  • Other theft 41.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sylvester Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 46th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sylvester Road (E8 1ES) in the last 12 months was 440.4 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% higher than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 150.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvester Road (E8 1ES), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sylvester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/230)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valette Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valette Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valette Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valette Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valette Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valette Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valette Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Hackney Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackney Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valette Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valette Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sojourner-Truth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Amhurst Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sojourner-Truth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sojourner-Truth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sojourner-Truth Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sojourner-Truth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sojourner-Truth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lyme Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amhurst Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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