Total Crime Rate
273.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Amhurst Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 117th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Amhurst Road (E8 2BS) in the last 12 months was 273.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% higher than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amhurst Road (E8 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near Amhurst Road. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shacklewell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rusbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Charterhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shacklewell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shacklewell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydner Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Rusbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydner Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rectory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nile Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nile Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Perch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abersham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecilia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charterhouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Amhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Foulden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charterhouse Road | β |
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