Total Crime Rate
71.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goldsmiths Row area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 136th 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 Goldsmiths Row (E2 8QU) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Haggerston average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldsmiths Row (E2 8QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway Market, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ada Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Haggerston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Osborn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welshpool Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welshpool Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welshpool Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broadway Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Broadway Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Broadway Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broadway Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Duncan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Benjamin Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway Market | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway Market | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway Market | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Broadway Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadway Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duncan Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duncan Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Duncan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welshpool Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Benjamin Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith'S Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Goldsmith'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Dove Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Square | β |
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