Total Crime Rate
538.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
130.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pownall Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pownall Road (E8 4PP) in the last 12 months was 538.8 per 1,000 residents and was 332.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 130.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pownall Road (E8 4PP), 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.
View Crime In Haggerston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Osborn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Broadway Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garner Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welshpool Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welshpool Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welshpool Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moye Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broadway Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Govan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Broadway Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stephan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stephan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dinmont Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brougham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brougham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broadway Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garner Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ada Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coate Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Coate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nicholl Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trederwen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shrubland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shrubland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trederwen Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Trederwen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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