Total Crime Rate
297.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shacklewell Row area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 101st highest crime rate of 599 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 Row (E8 2EA) in the last 12 months was 297.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shacklewell Row (E8 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hackney Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charterhouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foulden Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerford Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Somerford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Somerford Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somerford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Foulden Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foulden Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Foulden Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Foulden Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Foulden Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Chow Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chow Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farleigh Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alvington Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alvington Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Alvington Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arcola Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arcola Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Arcola Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gateway Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gateway Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gateway Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gateway Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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