Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 113.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Arcola Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Arcola Street (E8 2DY) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arcola Street (E8 2DY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 219 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arcola Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farleigh Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shacklewell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shacklewell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shacklewell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shacklewell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateway Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime April Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateway Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gateway Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gateway Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perch Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Alvington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alvington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alvington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alvington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alvington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shacklewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shacklewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farleigh Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abersham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Courthouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Courthouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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