Crime Rate in Stoke Newington, ward

Stoke Newington has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 2012th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 325th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stoke Newington in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Hackney district average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stoke Newington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 395 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 29.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 571 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stoke Newington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Stoke Newington High Street. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.