Total Crime Rate

97.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 17 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

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 Hackney Road (E2 7SY) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Bethnal Green West average (167.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hackney Road (E2 7SY), the main crime hotspot is near Minerva Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hackney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garner Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garner Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ada Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Bethnal Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Bethnal Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Teesdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Teesdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Ada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mullet Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dinmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oval Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claredale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sheldon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canrobert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Teale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teale Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Street 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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