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Crime in E8 2EQ

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

Neighbourhood
Amhurst Road & Pembury Estate
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,202 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E8 2EQ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E8 2EQ 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
31.4
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).

E8 2EQNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Burglary16.79.1
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Theft from the person7.82.1
Other theft7.44.5
Drugs5.62.4
Public order5.24.6
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Robbery2.51.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.31.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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