Total Crime Rate

160.2 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 160.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 19.3 6/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Atkins Square area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 254th 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 Atkins Square (E8 1FP) in the last 12 months was 160.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atkins Square (E8 1FP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 358 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Atkins Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clarence Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Pembury Place Offender given penalty notice
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marvin Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marvin Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Marvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Marvin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marvin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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