Total Crime Rate

689.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.2 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 689.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 120.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Other theft 50.6 10/10
  • Robbery 44.3 10/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
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

Prince Edward Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 20th 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 Prince Edward Road (E9 5LX) in the last 12 months was 689.9 per 1,000 residents and was 252.6% higher than the Hackney Wick average (195.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 158.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Edward Road (E9 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Hackney Wick. Police recorded 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 Prince Edward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merriam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallis Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallis Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallis Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallis Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallis Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wallis Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wallis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wallis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wallis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leabank Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leabank Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Mills Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Silk Mills Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silk Mills Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leabank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lavington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prince Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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