Total Crime Rate

286.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 286.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.8 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 33.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meynell Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 108th highest crime rate of 580 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 Meynell Crescent (E9 7AS) in the last 12 months was 286.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher 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 Theft from the person ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meynell Crescent (E9 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Terrace Road. Police recorded 276 crimes here, including 37 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shafton Road
Apr 2026Robbery Ruthven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Meynell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Meynell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Flanders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banbury Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banbury Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banbury Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Banbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Meynell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moulins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moulins Road
Apr 2026Other theft Collent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bentham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bramshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lauriston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanders Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanders Way

Data Sources

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