Crime Rate in Hackney Central, ward

Hackney Central has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 276th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 66th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hackney Central in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the Hackney district average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hackney Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 643 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , down -7.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -19.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 927 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hackney Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.