Crime Rates at Hackney Road, London, E2 7SY

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 7SY) 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 7SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Minerva Street, where police recorded 45 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.