Total Crime Rate
87.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsland Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 182nd 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 Kingsland Road (E8 4DN) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the De Beauvoir average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsland Road (E8 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Haggerston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Peter'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Haggerston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Haggerston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Enfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mill Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hebden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stean Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mill Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kingsland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hebden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jeger Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stean Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Row | — |
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