Total Crime Rate
160.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Atkins 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarence Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pembury Place | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marvin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marvin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Marvin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marvin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marvin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marvin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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