Total Crime Rate

314.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 314.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.1 10/10
  • Drugs 39.3 10/10
  • Other theft 29.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Osborn 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 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 (β‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Osborn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pownall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Whiston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aitken Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Scriven Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Whiston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whiston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sportsman Place β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Whiston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whiston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiston Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Scriven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scriven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harriet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Denne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Denne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Denne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Denne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sportsman Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grand Union Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Denne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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