Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 66.0 6/10
  • Drugs 26.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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 12th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Pownall Road (E8 4PY) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Haggerston average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pownall Road (E8 4PY), the main crime hotspot is near Samuel Close. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pownall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stephan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aitken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welshpool Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pownall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Osborn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownlow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gloucester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anna Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samuel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samuel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Apr 2026Public order Magnin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Govan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nicholl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welshpool Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shrubland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sotheran Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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