Total Crime Rate

288.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 288.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.2 10/10
  • Drugs 42.6 10/10
  • Other theft 32.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Pownall Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 107th 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 Pownall Road (E8 4JY) in the last 12 months was 288.5 per 1,000 residents and was 131.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% 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 79 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 Pownall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stephan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stephan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brougham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brougham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brougham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moye Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windrush Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welshpool Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway Market —
Apr 2026Other theft Sotheran Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Magnin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Magnin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shrubland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stephan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Govan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Regent'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith'S Row —
Apr 2026Burglary Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welshpool Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welshpool Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Broadway Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broadway Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nicholl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Market Under investigation
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Data Sources

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