Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 113.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 20.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Vicars Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 238th 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 Vicars Close (E9 7HT) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the Haggerston average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicars Close (E9 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near Mare Street. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicars Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shore Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shore Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parmiter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lark Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shore Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tryon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Edinburgh Close Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowlem Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vyner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B127 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silk Weaver Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tryon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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