Total Crime Rate
209.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsland Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
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 Kingsland Road (E2 8AN) in the last 12 months was 209.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% higher than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsland Road (E2 8AN), the main crime hotspot is near De Beauvoir Crescent. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Retford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Appleby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamond Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamond Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamond Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Retford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dunston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regan Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Regan Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Appleby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nazrul Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wilmer Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Phillipp Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nazrul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Laburnum Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nazrul Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nazrul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nazrul Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nazrul Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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