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Crime in E8 4

How much crime is recorded in E8 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hackney
Region
London
Population
31,119 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E8 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in E8 4, 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
34.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 4National
Burglary21.89.1
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Theft from the person11.02.1
Other theft8.94.5
Shoplifting5.48.4
Drugs5.02.4
Bicycle theft4.91.0
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Robbery3.81.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.51.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% 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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