Postcode · London
Crime in E5 8HT
How much crime is recorded in E5 8HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackney Central
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,910 (2024)
E5 8HTLondon
How safe is E5 8HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E5 8HT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
176
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 8HTNational
Shoplifting48.38.4
Burglary30.29.1
Anti-social behaviour29.610.7
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Public order14.54.6
Other theft8.74.5
Theft from the person8.52.1
Drugs7.32.4
Robbery6.71.4
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.