Total Crime Rate

727.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 727.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 155.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 63.3 10/10
  • Robbery 57.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
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

Prince Edward Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 18th highest crime rate of 599 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 Prince Edward Road (E9 5LX) in the last 12 months was 727.9 per 1,000 residents and was 307.8% higher than the Hackney Wick average (178.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 212.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Edward Road (E9 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Hackney Wick. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Edward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merriam Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southmoor Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Hackney Wick Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hackney Wick Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hackney Wick Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hackney Wick Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hackney Wick Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leabank Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Leabank Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leabank Square —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southmoor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkworth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkworth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Palace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Eastway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hackney Wick Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Felstead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Felstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wallis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Wallis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wallis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hackney Wick Under investigation
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Data Sources

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