Total Crime Rate
100.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsland Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 219th lowest 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 Kingsland Road (E8 4DN) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsland Road (E8 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Enfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hertford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freshfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kingsland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acton Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albion Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lovelace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stean Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hertford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haggerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Arbutus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arbutus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
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