Total Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.4 9/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 19.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buxhall 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.

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Crime Over Time in Buxhall Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bartrip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bartrip Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bartrip Street
Sep 2025Other theft Benn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxhall Crescent
Sep 2025Other theft Lavington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Cross Route
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Homer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowdry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merriam Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merriam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Merriam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mabley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinnerton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swinnerton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beanacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxhall Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowdry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shalbourne Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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