Crime Rates at Hackney Road, London, E2 8PR

Hackney Road area has the lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hackney Road (E2 8PR) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% lower than the Bethnal Green West average (167.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hackney Road (E2 8PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldsmith'S Row, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ada Place (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.