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Crime in E2 8

How much crime is recorded in E2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hackney
Region
London
Population
19,996 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E2 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in E2 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

E2 8National
Burglary25.89.1
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour20.210.7
Theft from the person13.12.1
Other theft12.74.5
Shoplifting10.18.4
Drugs9.22.4
Bicycle theft8.11.0
Public order5.04.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Robbery3.61.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime0.71.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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