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

Byron Close 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 Byron Close (E8 4NT) 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 Byron Close (E8 4NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whiston Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Livermere Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Byron Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Livermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Denne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stephan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stephan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stephan Close
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 2025Other theft Denne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Harriet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sotheran Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windrush Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stephan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Whiston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Livermere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hilborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Scriven Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Scriven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scriven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Whiston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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