Total Crime Rate

319.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 319.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hackney Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 85th 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 Hackney Road (E2 8JL) in the last 12 months was 319.5 per 1,000 residents and was 156.4% higher than the Haggerston average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hackney Road (E2 8JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Columbia Road, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hackney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Allgood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godfrey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godfrey Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Ducal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ducal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diss Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Boat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoxton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hoxton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gascoigne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allgood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strout'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cremer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Diss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cremer Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Cremer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cremer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cremer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allgood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Appleby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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