Crime Rates at Royal Oak Road, London, E8 1BU

Royal Oak Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Oak Road (E8 1BU) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Oak Road (E8 1BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Florfield Road, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sigdon Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.