Crime Rate in Hackney Downs, ward

Hackney Downs has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 969th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 205th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hackney Downs in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Hackney district average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hackney Downs’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 375 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 13 cases , down -7.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -32.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 512 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hackney Downs ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Apprentice Way. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.