Crime Rates at Principal Square, London, E9 6AD

Principal Square area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 14 local areas in Homerton , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Principal Square (E9 6AD) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Homerton average (199.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Principal Square (E9 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnabas Road, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roding Road (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.