Total Crime Rate

1338.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.8 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 1338.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 646.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 165.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 97.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 90.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Other theft 45.1 10/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Robbery 22.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 3rd 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 Eastway (E9 5JD) in the last 12 months was 1338.4 per 1,000 residents and was 584.0% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 127.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastway (E9 5JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Edward Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkshire Road —
Apr 2026Public order Berkshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leabank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leabank Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Mills Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Conservancy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Conservancy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Berkshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southmoor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leabank Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leabank Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lavington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merriam Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merriam Avenue —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merriam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merriam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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