Total Crime Rate

243.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 243.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

College Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 136th 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 College Close (E9 6ER) in the last 12 months was 243.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Close (E9 6ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapton Square, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Urswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laura Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Laura Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Laura Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sutton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sutton Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ryder Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryder Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rowe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lower Clapton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road
Apr 2026Burglary Fenn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fenn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Halidon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Powerscroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawley Street
Apr 2026Drugs Median Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elderfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clifden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayola Road

Data Sources

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