Postcode · London
Crime in E2 8BB
How much crime is recorded in E2 8BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haggerston West & Kingsland Basin
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,720 (2024)
E2 8BBLondon
How safe is E2 8BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E2 8BB 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
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 8BBNational
Burglary23.69.1
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Theft from the person9.72.1
Other theft8.44.5
Bicycle theft8.01.0
Robbery6.41.4
Drugs5.32.4
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.