Total Crime Rate

1202.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

923.5 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 1202.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 923.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 797.1 10/10
  • Public order 114.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.7 10/10
  • Other theft 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 47.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
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

Homerton High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 4th 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 Homerton High Street (E9 6BP) in the last 12 months was 1202.9 per 1,000 residents and was 514.8% higher than the Hackney Wick average (195.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 271 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 314 (≈ 923.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homerton High Street (E9 6BP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 303 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Homerton High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/116)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clockwork Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevens Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Homerton High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Digby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Digby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary B113 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Homerton High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flanders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flanders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Flanders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanders Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanders Way —
Apr 2026Public order Homerton High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanders Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homerton Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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