Total Crime Rate

156.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.1 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 156.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 26.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 26th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 261st highest 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 Shacklewell Lane (E8 2EY) in the last 12 months was 156.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% higher than the Clissold average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shacklewell Lane (E8 2EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shacklewell Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent
Apr 2026Drugs Somerford Grove 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 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Somerford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Somerford Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Somerford Grove Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Other theft Shacklewell Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shacklewell Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Courthouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Courthouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Courthouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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