Total Crime Rate

302.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 302.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 37.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shacklewell Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Clissold , and the 99th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shacklewell Lane (E8 2BY) in the last 12 months was 302.9 per 1,000 residents and was 162.7% higher than the Clissold average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shacklewell Lane (E8 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 419 crimes here, including 152 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanborough Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanborough Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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