Total Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 172.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Eastway area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 219th highest crime rate of 580 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 Eastway (E9 5JB) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower than the Hackney Wick average (195.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastway (E9 5JB), 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 Eastway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shalbourne Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Prince Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Edward Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Edward Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southmoor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mills Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shalbourne Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shalbourne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prince Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shalbourne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadogan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merriam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merriam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merriam Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merriam Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Mills Square Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Silk Mills Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lavington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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