Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 93.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hackney Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 212th lowest 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 7AP) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hackney Road (E2 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldsmith'S Row, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Street (23 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 (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Govan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lampern Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lampern Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lampern Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lampern Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moye Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minerva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zander Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dove Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ada Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbridge Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Dinmont Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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