Crime Rates at Pownall Road, London, E8 4JY

Pownall Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 89th 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 Pownall Road (E8 4JY) in the last 12 months was 314.8 per 1,000 residents and was 138.9% higher than the Haggerston average (131.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pownall Road (E8 4JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway Market, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrubland Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.