Crime Rates at Whiston Road, London, E2 8BQ

Whiston Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 201st highest crime rate of 599 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 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiston Road (E2 8BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whiston Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.