Postcode district · London
Crime in E5
How much crime is recorded in E5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Population
- 71,251 (2024)
E5Postcode district · London
How safe is E5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in E5, broadly in line with 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
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).
E5National
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Burglary15.99.1
Shoplifting11.08.4
Theft from the person6.82.1
Other theft6.54.5
Public order5.74.6
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Drugs4.32.4
Robbery3.01.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.