Crime Rates at Atkins Square, London, E8 1FQ

Atkins Square area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 254th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Atkins Square (E8 1FQ) in the last 12 months was 160.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atkins Square (E8 1FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 358 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.