Total Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 22.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Urswick Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Urswick Road (E9 6DW) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urswick Road (E9 6DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gould Terrace, where police recorded 268 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Urswick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gould Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Halidon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Median Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Median Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mare Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ram Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Street
Apr 2026Other theft Median Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clapton Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linscott Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Linscott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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