Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlborough Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 599 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 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Haggerston average (131.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Avenue (E8 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near Shrubland Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Marlborough Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Dove Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shrubland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Govan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Govan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windrush Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Welshpool Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lavender Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stephan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sotheran Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dove Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dove Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dove Row —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stephan Close —

Data Sources

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