Total Crime Rate

181.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lyme Grove area has the 28th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 211th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyme Grove (E9 6FF) in the last 12 months was 181.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% higher than the Hackney Wick average (178.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyme Grove (E9 6FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valette Street, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyme Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valette Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valette Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valette Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valette Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingshold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingshold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Valette Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ainsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ainsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ainsworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ainsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ainsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Valette Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Valette Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Valette Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sojourner-Truth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sojourner-Truth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sojourner-Truth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sojourner-Truth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Valette Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Valette Street —

Data Sources

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