Total Crime Rate

210.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.8 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 210.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Downs Court Parade area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 580 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 Downs Court Parade (E8 2AQ) in the last 12 months was 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Court Parade (E8 2AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Pembury Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hackney Central

Crime Over Time in Downs Court Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A107 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sigdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penpoll Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penpoll Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penpoll Road
Apr 2026Burglary Penpoll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penpoll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malpas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A107 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road
Apr 2026Public order Amhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Amhurst Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bodney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spurstowe Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Place
Apr 2026Other theft Pembury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Marcon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Royal Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Institute Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Institute Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.