Total Crime Rate

1026.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1026.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 492.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.9 10/10
  • Other theft 52.6 10/10
  • Public order 44.7 10/10
  • Robbery 36.8 10/10
  • Burglary 29.0 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Other 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

Hackney Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 16th highest crime rate of 693 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 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 1026.3 per 1,000 residents and was 622.9% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 187 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 29.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 192.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hackney Road (E2 9EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mare Street, where police recorded 250 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hackney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booth Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parmiter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Weaver Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Weaver Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbridge Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silk Weaver Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hare Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hare Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Middleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winkley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Clarkson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
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Data Sources

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