Postcode · London
Crime in E2 8HT
How much crime is recorded in E2 8HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shoreditch
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,947 (2024)
E2 8HTLondon
How safe is E2 8HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E2 8HT area, broadly in line with 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
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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 8HTNational
Shoplifting38.98.4
Burglary37.29.1
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Bicycle theft12.71.0
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Other theft8.74.5
Theft from the person8.02.1
Drugs4.62.4
Robbery4.21.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.64.6
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.