Total Crime Rate

456.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 456.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 77.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.3 10/10
  • Other theft 48.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Drugs 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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 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.

Crime Over Time in Whiston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road
Sep 2025Robbery Appleby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hackney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hackney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laburnum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Appleby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Boat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hare Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cremer Street
Sep 2025Robbery Crabtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hoxton Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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