Total Crime Rate
331.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
133.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Martello Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 78th 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 Martello Street (E8 3PE) in the last 12 months was 331.0 per 1,000 residents and was 165.6% higher than the Haggerston average (124.6 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 Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 133.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Martello Street (E8 3PE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In London Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Helmsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Eleanor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eleanor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eleanor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Fields East Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hillman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Richmond Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Road | — |
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