Crime Rates at Marlborough Avenue, London, E8 4SL

Marlborough Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 265th 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 Marlborough Avenue (E8 4SL) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Haggerston average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Avenue (E8 4SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Samuel Close, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Grove (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.