Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 162.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Drugs 26.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whiston Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 247th 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 Whiston Road (E2 8BG) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% higher than the De Beauvoir average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiston Road (E2 8BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whiston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Weymouth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nuttall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelace Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelace Street —
Apr 2026Public order Hare Walk Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hoxton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoxton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hebden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hebden Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Hebden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarissa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clarissa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pamela Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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