Crime Rates at Eastway, London, E9 5HG

Eastway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 46th 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 Eastway (E9 5HG) in the last 12 months was 444.8 per 1,000 residents and was 149.2% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -51.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastway (E9 5HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silk Mills Square, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowdry Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.