Postcode · London
Crime in E5 8PD
How much crime is recorded in E5 8PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackney Downs
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,898 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
E5 8PDLondon
How safe is E5 8PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E5 8PD 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
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 8PDNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Burglary13.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Other theft8.34.5
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Drugs4.12.4
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Theft from the person3.42.1
Robbery2.21.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.