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Crime in Hackney by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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10,790crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+5%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Stamford Hilllowest rate73 per 1,000 a year
165.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Stamford Hill (-14%), West Hackney (0%) and Stoke Newington (0%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1ShoreditchEC2A · 39,528 residents 340.6▲ 12%anti-social behaviour
2Hackney WickE9 · 13,735 residents 272.30%anti-social behaviour
3HoxtonN1 · 52,014 residents 225.9▲ 13%anti-social behaviour
4HackneyE9 · 40,886 residents 191.30%violence
5De Beauvoir TownN1 · 45,181 residents 178.3▲ 8%anti-social behaviour
6ShacklewellE8 · 47,477 residents 169.6▲ 3%violence
7DalstonE8 · 48,125 residents 169.2▲ 9%anti-social behaviour
8Lower ClaptonE5 · 43,333 residents 165.9▲ 2%violence
9Clapton ParkE5 · 22,810 residents 159.6▲ 7%violence
10HaggerstonE8 · 50,088 residents 155.7▲ 21%anti-social behaviour
11HomertonE5 · 37,824 residents 145.4▲ 5%violence
12Stoke NewingtonN16 · 42,196 residents 1200%violence
13ClaptonE5 · 45,365 residents 113.7▲ 8%anti-social behaviour
14Upper ClaptonE5 · 38,212 residents 99.8▲ 4%violence
15West HackneyN16 · 48,912 residents 96.80%violence
16Stamford HillN16 · 46,987 residents 73▼ 14%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Hackney have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Stamford Hill, West Hackney, Upper Clapton, Clapton and Stoke Newington.

Which areas of Hackney have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Shoreditch, Hackney Wick, Hoxton, Hackney and De Beauvoir Town.

Is crime going up or down in Hackney?

Across Hackney, 10,790 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 5% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.