Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ambleside Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 599 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 Ambleside Close (E9 6EY) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Close (E9 6EY), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 355 crimes here, including 278 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ambleside Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mehetabel Road —
Sep 2025Public order Linscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Almack Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shepherd'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isabella Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Link Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Churchill Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Powerscroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Linscott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Median Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linscott Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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