Total Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Retreat Place area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 599 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 Retreat Place (E9 6RL) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.0% ).
In the area around Retreat Place (E9 6RL), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooksbank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isabella Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fenn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ryder Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ryder Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooksbank Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Link Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Killowen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Terrace Road | 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 | Theft from the person | Morning Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morning Lane | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Poole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenn Street | Under investigation |
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