Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsland Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsland Road (E2 8AX) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsland Road (E2 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near De Beauvoir Crescent. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Haggerston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarissa Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Phillipp Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mill Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mill Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Phillipp Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmer Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | De Beauvoir Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | De Beauvoir Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | De Beauvoir Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | De Beauvoir Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hoxton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hoxton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoxton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hebden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hebden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hebden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Appleby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
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