Total Crime Rate

420.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 420.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 29.0 10/10
  • Robbery 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shacklewell Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 54th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

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 Shacklewell Lane (E8 2BY) in the last 12 months was 420.9 per 1,000 residents and was 274.0% higher than the Clissold average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shacklewell Lane (E8 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 381 crimes here, including 146 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shacklewell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/233)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanborough Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanborough Passage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanborough Passage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanborough Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanborough Passage Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stanborough Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stanborough Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Stanborough Passage Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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