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Crime in E5 9

How much crime is recorded in E5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hackney
Region
London
Population
37,865 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E5 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in E5 9, 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
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).

E5 9National
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Burglary15.49.1
Shoplifting6.88.4
Other theft6.34.5
Theft from the person5.82.1
Public order5.24.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs3.62.4
Robbery2.81.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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30
40
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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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