Postcode district · London
Crime in EC2A
How much crime is recorded in EC2A, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Population
- 12,108 (2024)
EC2APostcode district · London
How safe is EC2A
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC2A, 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
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
133
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).
EC2ANational
Burglary123.39.1
Other theft28.14.5
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Shoplifting19.98.4
Theft from the person19.72.1
Drugs8.32.4
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Public order7.04.6
Robbery4.61.4
Bicycle theft3.61.0
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.