Total Crime Rate
297.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seal Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 101st highest crime rate of 599 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 297.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% 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 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courthouse Lane (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hackney Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Perch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Perch Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Miller'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Miller'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Miller'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Perch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amhurst Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerford Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Somerford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Somerford Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somerford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Perch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Perch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
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