Total Crime Rate
226.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Retreat Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 155th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Retreat Place (E9 6RH) in the last 12 months was 226.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Retreat Place (E9 6RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terrace Road, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hackney Wick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morning Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Killowen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rivaz Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooksbank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooksbank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Meeting Field Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Retreat Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shepherd'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Retreat Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Killowen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Killowen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Killowen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stevens Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ponsford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stevens Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stevens Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ram Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ram Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ram Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Valentine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ram Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ram Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | B113 | Under investigation |
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