Crap Towns / Hackney / Crime

How much crime is there in Hackney?

The police recorded 123 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hackney from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 33.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 121, down from 123 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	123	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	123	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	121	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	33.9	34.1
Theft from the person	16.5	0.4
Other theft	13.2	5.4
Vehicle crime	8.5	3.8
Public order	8.3	6.6
Shoplifting	8.3	7.1
Burglary	7.8	3.1
Drugs	6.8	2.4
Criminal damage and arson	6.4	7.0
Robbery	6.1	0.6
Bicycle theft	4.8	0.5
Other crime	1.2	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
City of London	4.7 km	1,103
Westminster	8.0 km	409
Camden	6.6 km	191
Islington	3.3 km	144
Southwark	8.7 km	129
Hackney	–	123
Tower Hamlets	4.5 km	119
Newham	7.5 km	115
Haringey	5.2 km	105
Waltham Forest	5.8 km	85.0
Redbridge	10.3 km	77.3
The typical town	–	76.2