Postcode · London
Crime in E5 8EY
How much crime is recorded in E5 8EY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackney Downs
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,748 (2024)
E5 8EYLondon
How safe is E5 8EY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E5 8EY 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
38.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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).
E5 8EYNational
Anti-social behaviour32.610.7
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary15.99.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other theft6.74.5
Theft from the person6.12.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order5.24.6
Robbery2.01.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Drugs1.22.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.