Total Crime Rate

286.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.0 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 286.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Seal Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 109th 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 Seal Street (E8 2EE) in the last 12 months was 286.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 118.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seal Street (E8 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amhurst Road, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seal Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colvestone Crescent
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Somerford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Somerford Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Somerford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecilia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Miller'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Miller'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Newington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Newington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydner Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydner Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colvestone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Courthouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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