Total Crime Rate
314.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Osborn Close 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 Osborn Close (E8 4JZ) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Osborn Close (E8 4JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Whiston Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pownall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Whiston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholl Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aitken Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Samuel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrubland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Samuel Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Samuel Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Scriven Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Whiston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whiston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sportsman Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Whiston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whiston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whiston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harriet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Scriven Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scriven Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harriet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Denne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Denne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Denne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Denne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sportsman Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grand Union Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Denne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
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