Crime Rate in Hackney Central, ward

Hackney Central has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 319th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 72nd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hackney Central in the last 12 months was 194.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hackney Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 607 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 13 cases , down -13.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -21.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 886 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hackney Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 358 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.