Crime Rates at Castle Close, London, E9 5TN

Castle Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Close (E9 5TN) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Hackney Wick average (178.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Close (E9 5TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsmead Way, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roding Road (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.