Total Crime Rate

523.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.6 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 523.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 118.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Other theft 34.0 10/10
  • Robbery 34.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
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

Leabank Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 34th 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 Leabank Square (E9 5LR) in the last 12 months was 523.3 per 1,000 residents and was 167.5% higher than the Hackney Wick average (195.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leabank Square (E9 5LR), the main crime hotspot is near East Bay Lane. Police recorded 230 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leabank Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rothbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime East Bay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road —
Apr 2026Public order Eastway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wallis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Lane 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 Wallis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Berkshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Berkshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Berkshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Berkshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkshire Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Anthony'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wallis Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Wallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Bay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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