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Crime in E2 8PJ

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

Neighbourhood
Haggerston East
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,138 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E2 8PJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E2 8PJ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 8PJNational
Anti-social behaviour26.810.7
Burglary22.19.1
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Other theft9.64.5
Theft from the person7.82.1
Drugs6.12.4
Bicycle theft4.91.0
Public order4.04.6
Robbery3.61.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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