Total Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 124.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Marlborough Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Avenue (E8 4JP) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Haggerston average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Avenue (E8 4JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Samuel Close, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrubland Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Magnin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Row
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shrubland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Magnin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samuel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samuel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road
Apr 2026Drugs Regent'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sotheran Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Osborn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pownall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownlow Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moye Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gloucester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aitken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dove Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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