Total Crime Rate

434.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 434.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 83.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 61.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Other theft 48.2 10/10
  • Robbery 38.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Arches area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 48th highest crime rate of 580 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 Railway Arches (E2 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 434.1 per 1,000 residents and was 230.6% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Arches (E2 8HZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Arches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redvers Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Redvers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diss Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Appleby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jeger Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jeger Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoxton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hassard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hebden Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Shenfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerrold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerrold Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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