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EC2APostcode district

EC2A crime rate and crime map

EC2A is mostly a busy town or city centre, so it has no Safety score: crime is counted per resident and few people live there. Recorded crime in EC2A is 5.8 times the Hackney average and 9.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 8%. The biggest share of the harm comes from robbery. Police data to August 2026.

Hackney. 3,522 residents in 3 neighbourhoods.

Safety
-Busy centre, not scored
Living
9.3/10Excellent
5-year change
−8%fewer crimes
vs the council
5.8×the Hackney average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 5.8× the Hackney average (9.4× the England and Wales average)

Busy city or town centre. Crime is recorded where it happens but measured per resident, and few people live in a centre while many come to shop, work and go out. So crime per resident here looks many times higher than the risk to someone living here, and much of it is theft from shops and from people out and about. That is why it gets no Safety score: compared with residential areas the number would mislead. The crime figures shown are still the real recorded crime.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Tested: 79% of scores were within 1 point of what happened next. How we test

Islington 023D: no scoreHackney 033B: no scoreHackney 033C: no score
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

3 neighbourhoods have no population figure, so they are not scored.

Crime over 5 years

Down 8% in 5 years Recorded crimes in EC2A, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 2,624 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 20222,624Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 2,457 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 20232,457Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 2,576 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 20242,576Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 2,553 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 20252,553Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 2,411 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 20262,411

What is recorded

Crime severity: 5.8× the Hackney average (9.4× the England and Wales average). 721 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Robbery: 29% of the harm here
  • Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 27% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 13% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 92 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Excellent accessScore 9 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 780 m.
  • M&S Finsbury Pavement (Marks and Spencer), 710 m from the district centre
  • Waitrose Barbican (Waitrose), 1.0 km from the district centre
  • Waitrose St Katharine Docks (Waitrose), 2.6 km from the district centre

Transport

Excellent accessScore 10 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 16.
  • Nearest railway station: Old Street Rail Station, 640 m from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Old Street Underground Station, 560 m from the district centre

Schools

Excellent schools nearbyScore 9 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • Virginia Primary School: Outstanding (ungraded inspection of the predecessor school, 2021), 400 m away
  • St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School: Outstanding (ungraded inspection, 2023), 700 m away
  • City of London Primary Academy, Islington: Outstanding (graded inspection, 2019), 840 m away
  • Shoreditch Park Primary School: Outstanding (graded inspection, 2024), 1.2 km away
  • The Aldgate School: Outstanding (graded inspection, 2024), 1.2 km away

Secondary schools within 2 km

  • Haggerston School: Good (graded inspection of the predecessor school, 2022), 940 m away
  • Mulberry Academy Shoreditch: Good (graded inspection, 2022), 1.0 km away
  • The Bridge Academy: Good (ungraded inspection, 2023), 1.1 km away
  • Waterside Academy: Strong standard (report card, 2026), 1.3 km away
  • Oaklands School: Strong standard (report card, 2026), 1.9 km away

    Health

    Excellent accessScore 9 out of 10
    • Nearest GP surgery: CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE, 990 m from the district centre, CQC rating not available
    • Nearest hospital with A&E: Moorfields Eye Hospital (City Road campus), 880 m from the district centre

    Crime by type

    Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

    TypePer 1,000 a year
    Robbery42.0
    Burglary40.9
    Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)129.7
    Drugs39.4
    Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons)3.6
    Other crime2.8
    Other theft154.4
    Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)169.9
    Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)33.2
    Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)19.5
    Public order25.7
    Bicycle theft30.4
    Shoplifting29.8

    How often crimes lead to a charge

    In EC2A, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).

    Theft from the person: 1% chargedCharged or summonsed: 1%Caution or other action: 0%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 6%No suspect identified: 89%Still open: 4%Violence and sexual offences: 11% chargedCharged or summonsed: 11%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 44%No suspect identified: 33%Still open: 10%Other theft: 1% chargedCharged or summonsed: 1%Caution or other action: 0%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 7%No suspect identified: 86%Still open: 5%Drugs: 9% chargedCharged or summonsed: 9%Caution or other action: 53%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 15%No suspect identified: 5%Still open: 18%Shoplifting: 3% chargedCharged or summonsed: 3%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 5%No suspect identified: 84%Still open: 6%Robbery: 2% chargedCharged or summonsed: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 14%No suspect identified: 75%Still open: 9%Burglary: 11% chargedCharged or summonsed: 11%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 12%No suspect identified: 71%Still open: 6%Public order: 10% chargedCharged or summonsed: 10%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 40%No suspect identified: 33%Still open: 16%Vehicle crime: 4% chargedCharged or summonsed: 4%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 6%No suspect identified: 88%Still open: 1%Criminal damage and arson: 6% chargedCharged or summonsed: 6%Caution or other action: 3%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 25%No suspect identified: 61%Still open: 5%Bicycle theft: 2% chargedCharged or summonsed: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 2%No suspect identified: 94%Still open: 2%
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    TypeCrimesCharged or summonsedCaution or other actionSuspect found, not prosecutedNo suspect identifiedStill open
    Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)6851%0%6%89%4%
    Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)50711%2%44%33%10%
    Other theft4051%0%7%86%5%
    Drugs2819%53%15%5%18%
    Shoplifting2303%2%5%84%6%
    Robbery1222%0%14%75%9%
    Burglary11311%1%12%71%6%
    Public order8710%0%40%33%16%
    Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)694%0%6%88%1%
    Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)646%3%25%61%5%
    Bicycle theft542%0%2%94%2%

    Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.

    Trend over the years

    Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

    2016129.42017147.42018144.92019191.52020109.82021123.02022144.82023153.02024149.72025136.42026129.7

    Last 12 months: 133.1 against a 10-year average of 143.0, 7% lower.

    EC2A is mostly a busy town or city centre, so it has no Safety score: crime is counted per resident and few people live there. Recorded crime in EC2A is 5.8 times the Hackney average and 9.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 8%. The biggest share of the harm comes from robbery. Police data to August 2026.
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    Questions about crime in EC2A

    Is EC2A a safe place to live?
    EC2A has no Safety score: it is mostly a busy town or city centre, where crime is counted per resident and few people live. See the figures on this page for what is recorded.
    Is crime going up or down in EC2A?
    Down 8% over 5 years, from 2,624 recorded crimes a year to 2,411.
    What is the most common crime in EC2A?
    The most common recorded crime is theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching), about 170 per 1,000 residents a year. The most harm, weighted by how serious each crime is, comes from robbery.
    How does crime in EC2A compare with Hackney?
    Crime severity in EC2A is 5.8 times the Hackney average.
    How often does crime lead to a charge in EC2A?
    In EC2A, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 64% were closed without a suspect being identified.
    How many burglaries are solved in EC2A?
    Of 113 burglaries reported in EC2A between September 2024 and August 2025, 11% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 71% were closed with no suspect identified.

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    Town-centre neighbourhoods

    Few people live in these areas but many shop, work and go out there, so crime per resident looks far higher than the risk to someone living there. They have no Safety score, because compared with residential areas the number would mislead; their crime figures are still shown.