Total Crime Rate

538.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.4 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 538.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 71.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 69.9 10/10
  • Other theft 52.9 10/10
  • Burglary 45.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Robbery 26.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 1.9 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pownall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Osborn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garner Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welshpool Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welshpool Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welshpool Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moye Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Govan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Broadway Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stephan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stephan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stephan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brougham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brougham Road —
Apr 2026Public order Broadway Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garner Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ada Place —
Apr 2026Public order Coate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Coate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nicholl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trederwen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shrubland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trederwen Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trederwen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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