Total Crime Rate

228.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 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 228.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 35.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Scawfell Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 146th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scawfell Street (E2 8NG) in the last 12 months was 228.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% higher than the Haggerston average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scawfell Street (E2 8NG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scawfell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Weymouth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baxendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ion Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hassard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ropley Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith'S Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipton Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Edith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ezra Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ezra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Yorkton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Yorkton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ropley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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