Crime Rates at Kent Street, London, E2 8NU

Kent Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Street (E2 8NU) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Street (E2 8NU), 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.