Crime Rates at Hows Street, London, E2 8EE

Hows Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hows Street (E2 8EE) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hows Street (E2 8EE), 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.