Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Amhurst Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amhurst Road (E8 2AP) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Amhurst Road (E8 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Amhurst Road. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Amhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bodney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Anton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navarino Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sigdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sigdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sigdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferncliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Amhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferncliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferncliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amhurst Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Amhurst Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Halley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Downs Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charterhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charterhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downs Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Amhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rusbridge Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Andre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amhurst Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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