Crime Rate in Shacklewell, ward

Shacklewell has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 956th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 197th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shacklewell in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shacklewell’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 273 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -23.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 373 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shacklewell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.