Total Crime Rate
456.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whiston Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 42nd 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 8EG) in the last 12 months was 456.6 per 1,000 residents and was 259.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 147.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 238.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whiston Road (E2 8EG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hackney Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Appleby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hackney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hackney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Laburnum Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kingsland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crabtree Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hare Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Appleby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Boat Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cremer Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Crabtree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoxton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hoxton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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