Crime Rate in Hackney Downs, ward

Hackney Downs has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 824th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 177th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hackney Downs in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hackney Downs’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 389 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 10 cases , up 150.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 329.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -19.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 567 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hackney Downs ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Apprentice Way. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.