Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whiston Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whiston Road (E2 8BL) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Haggerston average (131.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -89.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiston Road (E2 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Whiston Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whiston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Denne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Boat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harriet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Appleby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Appleby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Denne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Denne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Weymouth Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queensbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Denne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pamela Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pamela Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anna Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiston Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Boat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Weymouth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Dunston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Albion Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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