Crime Rates at Amhurst Road, London, E8 1LW

Amhurst 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 1LW) 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 1LW), 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.