Total Crime Rate

383.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 383.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 52.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Robbery 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Malpas Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 61st highest 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 Malpas Road (E8 1NA) in the last 12 months was 383.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 123.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malpas Road (E8 1NA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Malpas Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackney Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A107 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A107 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gould Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolsford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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