Crime Rates at Hackney Road, London, E2 7QL

Hackney Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hackney Road (E2 7QL) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the Weavers average (158.2 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hackney Road (E2 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strout'S Place, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Columbia Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.