Total Crime Rate
49.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stean Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stean Street (E8 4ED) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the De Beauvoir average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stean Street (E8 4ED), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Peter'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovelace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Samuel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pamela Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pamela Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Enfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Samuel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stean Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stean Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pamela Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stean Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albion Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarissa Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lovelace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovelace Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lee Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovelace Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arbutus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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