Total Crime Rate

436.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 436.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 55.3 10/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Robbery 24.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lavington Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 47th highest crime rate of 580 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 Lavington Close (E9 5HF) in the last 12 months was 436.5 per 1,000 residents and was 123.1% higher than the Hackney Wick average (195.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 146.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavington Close (E9 5HF), the main crime hotspot is near Prince Edward Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lavington Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Conservancy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merriam Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silk Mills Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mills Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shalbourne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Prince Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merriam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merriam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prince Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road —
Apr 2026Public order Bartrip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merriam Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartrip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadogan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southmoor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Edward Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Edward Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bartrip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bartrip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bartrip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lavington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bartrip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shalbourne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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