Crime Rate in Haggerston, ward

Haggerston has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 902nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 188th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Haggerston in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Haggerston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 423 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , down -22.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 46.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -34.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 614 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Haggerston ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Strout'S Place, with 148 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Livermere Road (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.