Total Crime Rate
94.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Amhurst Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 580 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 Amhurst Road (E8 1LN) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amhurst Road (E8 1LN), 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.
View Crime In Hackney Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hillman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembury Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pembury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pembury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Florfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Florfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Florfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Florfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Institute Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Institute Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brett Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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