Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whiston Road 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 Whiston Road (E2 8SQ) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Whiston Road (E2 8SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway Market, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trederwen Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whiston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gloucester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Regent'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welshpool Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welshpool Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welshpool Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goldsmith'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goldsmith'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith'S Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nicholl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Broadway Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broadway Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Regent'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith'S Row —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Govan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinmont Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ada Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Coate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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