Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilton Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilton Way (E8 1BL) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilton Way (E8 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Sojourner-Truth Close. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sojourner-Truth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marvin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marvin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marvin Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Royal Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalston Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Dalston Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dalston Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dalston Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marvin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackney Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spurstowe Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Florfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spurstowe Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spurstowe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eleanor Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Eleanor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sojourner-Truth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sojourner-Truth Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sojourner-Truth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sojourner-Truth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sojourner-Truth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marcon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Florfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brett Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brett Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brett Passage Under investigation
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Data Sources

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