Postcode district · London
Crime in E9
How much crime is recorded in E9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Population
- 58,081 (2024)
How safe is E9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in E9, above 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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).
E9National
Violence and sexual offences26.123.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Burglary16.69.1
Shoplifting10.58.4
Theft from the person10.12.1
Other theft7.34.5
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Public order5.84.6
Robbery3.51.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Drugs3.42.4
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.