Total Crime Rate
444.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Semley Gate area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 46th 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 Semley Gate (E9 5NH) in the last 12 months was 444.8 per 1,000 residents and was 149.2% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -51.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Semley Gate (E9 5NH), the main crime hotspot is near Prince Edward Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hackney Wick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Prince Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southmoor Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee Conservancy Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockgate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merriam Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Merriam Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merriam Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southmoor Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brinkworth Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Biggs Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastway | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lavington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brinkworth Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Palace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Berkshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Cross Route | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prince Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eastway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beanacre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Edward Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Prince Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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