Crime Rates at Link Street, London, E9 6DS

Link Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 256th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Link Street (E9 6DS) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Street (E9 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 362 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (278 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.