Total Crime Rate
727.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prince 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 5NN) 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 5NN), the main crime hotspot is near East Bay Lane. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 55 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 | Robbery | Leabank Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkshire Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkshire Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Silk Mills Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Berkshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Silk Mills Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Silk Mills Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silk Mills Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Prince Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Prince Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Berkshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Prince Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leabank Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leabank Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leabank Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leabank Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eastway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastway | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wallis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wallis Road | Under investigation |
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