Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Well Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 271st 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 Well Street (E9 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Street (E9 7LJ), 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 Well Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Stevens Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ainsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooksbank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Primrose Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Square
Sep 2025Public order Alpine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alpine Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingshold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingshold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ainsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ainsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ainsworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ainsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loddiges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loddiges Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mead Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Killowen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Killowen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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