Total Crime Rate

175.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 175.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Homerton High Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 215th highest crime rate of 580 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 Homerton High Street (E9 6JP) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homerton High Street (E9 6JP), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifden Road
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homerton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Homerton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevens Avenue
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mead Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homerton Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambleside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cresset Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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