Total Crime Rate
301.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dove Row area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 98th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dove Row (E2 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 301.2 per 1,000 residents and was 141.7% higher than the Haggerston average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dove Row (E2 8RJ), 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 | Bicycle theft | Gloucester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trederwen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Burglary | Goldsmith'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith'S Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith'S Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kay Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Dove Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Broadway Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Goldsmith'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Goldsmith'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goldsmith'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goldsmith'S Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goldsmith'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ion Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dinmont Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garner Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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