Crime Rates at Wayland Avenue, London, E8 2HP

Wayland Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 160th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wayland Avenue (E8 2HP) in the last 12 months was 216.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayland Avenue (E8 2HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spurstowe Terrace, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sigdon Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.