Total Crime Rate
313.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mare Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 90th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mare Street (E8 1GR) in the last 12 months was 313.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (β 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mare Street (E8 1GR), 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.
View Crime In Hackney Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sojourner-Truth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mentmore Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valette Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Loddiges Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loddiges Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loddiges Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valette Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valette Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Martello Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valette Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | London Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valette Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mentmore Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mentmore Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valette Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fortescue Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valette Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gransden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valette Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valette Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valette Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Valette Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Valette Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Valette Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pemberton Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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