Crime Rates at Cremer Street, Hackney, London, E2 8HF

Cremer Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 81st 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 Cremer Street (E2 8HF) in the last 12 months was 326.0 per 1,000 residents and was 147.5% higher than the Haggerston average (131.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cremer Street (E2 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strout'S Place, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Columbia Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.