Crime Rate in Stoke Newington, ward

Stoke Newington has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 2058th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 333rd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stoke Newington in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stoke Newington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 420 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , up 60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -23.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 593 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stoke Newington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 119 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Stoke Newington High Street (49 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.