Crime Rates at Croston Street, London, E8 4PQ

Croston Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 599 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 Croston Street (E8 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croston Street (E8 4PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway Market, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrubland Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.