Total Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 38.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brinkworth Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brinkworth Way (E9 5JX) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brinkworth Way (E9 5JX), the main crime hotspot is near Hackney Wick. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brinkworth Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silk Mills Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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 St Anthony'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hackney Wick Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hackney Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Mills Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Silk Mills Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mills Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shalbourne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shalbourne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shalbourne Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shalbourne Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leabank Square
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Street
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Edward Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Conservancy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lavington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merriam Avenue

Data Sources

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