Total Crime Rate

209.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 209.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wick Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 171st highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wick Road (E9 5DH) in the last 12 months was 209.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher than the Hackney Wick average (178.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wick Road (E9 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Benn Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowdry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beanacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxhall Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merriam Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Lavington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Homer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxhall Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Benn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shalbourne Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Cross Route —
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bartrip Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowdry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bartrip Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bartrip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biggs Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merriam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Merriam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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