Crime Rates at Sylvester Road, London, E8 1ET

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 1ET) 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 1ET), 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.