Total Crime Rate

167.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.6 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 167.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hackney Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

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 Hackney Road (E2 6QL) in the last 12 months was 167.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower than the Bethnal Green West average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hackney Road (E2 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mare Street, where police recorded 250 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hackney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbridge Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ada Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dinmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinmont Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blythe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blythe Street —
Apr 2026Public order Coate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Coate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Regent'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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