Total Crime Rate

205.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 205.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Robbery 14.7 10/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Arches area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 181st highest crime rate of 599 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 Railway Arches (E8 3PH) in the last 12 months was 205.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% higher than the Haggerston average (131.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Arches (E8 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Railway Arches area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Helmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Helmsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Lane β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Helmsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warburton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bayford Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bayford Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bayford Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Sojourner-Truth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sojourner-Truth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sojourner-Truth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Fry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Fry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florfield Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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