Total Crime Rate

824.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

240.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 824.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 240.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 227.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 97.4 10/10
  • Other theft 77.9 10/10
  • Drugs 64.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.0 10/10
  • Burglary 39.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.5 10/10
  • Robbery 19.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Other crime 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

Kingsland Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 16th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsland Road (E2 8AS) in the last 12 months was 824.7 per 1,000 residents and was 528.1% higher than the De Beauvoir average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 240.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsland Road (E2 8AS), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hamond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Orsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orsman Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halcomb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamond Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arbutus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arbutus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arbutus Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lee Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nuttall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamond Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hare Walk Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Hebden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mary Seacole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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