Crime Rate in Homerton, ward

Homerton has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 289th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 69th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Homerton in the last 12 months was 199.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% higher than the Hackney district average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Homerton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 859 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 19 cases , down -5.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -22.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,147 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Homerton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 303 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.