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Crime in E8 2

How much crime is recorded in E8 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hackney
Region
London
Population
21,432 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E8 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in E8 2, 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
49.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
147
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).

E8 2National
Anti-social behaviour31.410.7
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Burglary23.19.1
Shoplifting16.08.4
Theft from the person14.92.1
Other theft10.64.5
Public order9.74.6
Drugs6.52.4
Robbery5.91.4
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Bicycle theft4.21.0
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.21.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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