Total Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 167.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Well Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hackney Wick , and the 230th highest crime rate of 580 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 7NU) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Passage
Apr 2026Robbery 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ainsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Frampton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frampton Park Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ainsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moulins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Well Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlesex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevens Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mead Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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