Crime Rates at Hackney Road, London, E2 9EG

Hackney Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 21st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

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 Hackney Road (E2 9EG) in the last 12 months was 876.3 per 1,000 residents and was 470.7% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 131.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hackney Road (E2 9EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mare Street, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.