Postcode · London
Crime in E5 8PR
How much crime is recorded in E5 8PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackney Downs
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,315 (2024)
E5 8PRLondon
How safe is E5 8PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E5 8PR 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
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 8PRNational
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Drugs15.72.4
Other theft8.94.5
Burglary8.79.1
Theft from the person8.02.1
Public order6.54.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.