Crime Rate in London Fields, ward

London Fields has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 705th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 154th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in London Fields in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, London Fields’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 392 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 13 cases , up 8.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 589 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the London Fields ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Theatre/Concert Hall, with 113 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shrubland Road (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.