Total Crime Rate

244.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 244.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Robbery 16.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • 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

Meynell Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 136th 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 Meynell Crescent (E9 7AS) in the last 12 months was 244.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 126.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meynell Crescent (E9 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Terrace Road. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meynell Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruthven Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banbury Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Killowen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Killowen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Killowen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Killowen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Terrace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Terrace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ruthven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banbury Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Victoria Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valentine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Flanders Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flanders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flanders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs B113 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banbury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banbury Road —
Sep 2025Drugs B113 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Minson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Minson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Minson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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