Postcode · London
Crime in E2 8AR
How much crime is recorded in E2 8AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haggerston West & Kingsland Basin
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,676 (2024)
E2 8ARLondon
How safe is E2 8AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E2 8AR area, 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
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8ARNational
Anti-social behaviour42.010.7
Burglary30.59.1
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Other theft11.44.5
Public order10.64.6
Bicycle theft10.51.0
Drugs9.82.4
Theft from the person4.72.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting2.18.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Robbery1.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.