Total Crime Rate
172.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goldsmiths Row area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 228th highest crime rate of 599 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 Goldsmiths Row (E2 8QY) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% higher than the Haggerston average (131.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldsmiths Row (E2 8QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway Market, where police recorded 85 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Magnin Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pownall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pownall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pownall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garner Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garner Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway Market | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Broadway Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sportsman Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hackney Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dove Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dove Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mullet Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dove Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sotheran Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stephan Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sportsman Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stephan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Treadway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hackney Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hackney Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ion Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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