Crime Rate in London Fields, ward

London Fields has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 789th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 171st highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in London Fields in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Hackney district average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, London Fields’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 396 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 22.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 555 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the London Fields ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gayhurst Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.