Total Crime Rate
147.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buxhall Crescent area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 274th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Buxhall Crescent (E9 5JU) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower than the Hackney Wick average (178.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buxhall Crescent (E9 5JU), 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.
View Crime In Hackney Wick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxhall Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bartrip Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bartrip Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartrip Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Benn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lavington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxhall Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lavington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Cross Route | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Homer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowdry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merriam Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merriam Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Merriam Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mabley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinnerton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Swinnerton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Buxhall Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buxhall Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxhall Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beanacre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxhall Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowdry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shalbourne Square | Under investigation |
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