London · Neighbourhood crime trends

London Hackney

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighbourhood, Hackney, Q1 2023 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

14 neighbourhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighbourhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2023

London as a whole averaged 28.0 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while Hackney averaged 32.1 (leaving out 1 place with almost no residents), hence it is generally less safe when all crimes are considered.

How do the 14 neighbourhoods of Hackney compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 8,282 crimes across them, 32.1 for every 1,000 residents. That is 2.0% below a year earlier and 15.1% above Q1 2023, the first quarter we track.

Stoke Newington has the lowest rate of the everyday neighbourhoods (21.1 per 1,000), followed by Clapton (22.9) and Hackney Downs (23.6). Hackney Central has the highest (70.9).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 14 LONDON HACKNEY NEIGHBOURHOODs race across 14 quarter periods from Q1 2023 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against London's average.

Neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations (NaPTAN, Department for Transport) and OS Open Names. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

A little history

Hackney in London. London has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years, and its ancient core, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium. The London Borough of Hackney is in Inner London, named after its principal district, with Mare Street as its historical and administrative heart; its southern and eastern parts are popularly regarded as east London and the northwest as north London.

Notable neighbourhoods in Hackney include:

London Fields and Hoxton. London Fields is a park in Hackney, on common land adjoining the Hackney Central area. Its history is recorded as early as the 13th century, and it has been known as London Fields since the mid-16th century. Hoxton lies north-east of the City of London and was historically in Middlesex until 1889. It was once part of the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch before being incorporated into Hackney.

Stoke Newington and Hackney Downs. Stoke Newington lies in the northwest part of the borough. The Manor of Stoke Newington gave its name to the ancient parish, which was part of the former county of Middlesex. Hackney Downs is a park and an area of historically common land in the London Borough of Hackney.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Stoke Newington

21.1 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Hackney Central

70.9 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

32.1 per 1,000

2.0% below a year earlier ·

15.1% above Q1 2023

Compared

14 neighbourhoods

258,109 residents · 14 quarters

London Hackney neighbourhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2023 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighbourhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

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Abney Park Chapel 2, Stoke Newington — **Stoke Newington** · Abney Park Chapel 2
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

De Havilland Building in Clapton 2024-07-18, Clapton — **Clapton** · De Havilland Building in Clapton 2024-07-18
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Hackney Downs Station, Hackney Downs — **Hackney Downs** · Hackney Downs Station
Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Our Lady's Catholic High School, Stamford Hill 1, Stamford Hill — **Stamford Hill** · Our Lady's Catholic High School, Stamford Hill 1
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

318-346, Kingsland Road E2, Haggerston — **Haggerston** · 318-346, Kingsland Road E2
Photo: Hjamesberglen, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Matchbox Sculpture, Homerton — **Homerton** · Matchbox Sculpture
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

1 Greenwood Road, Former Hackney Sorting Office, London Fields — **London Fields** · 1 Greenwood Road, Former Hackney Sorting Office
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Castle Climbing Centre from Allerton Road - 2025-04-12, Manor House — **Manor House** · Castle Climbing Centre from Allerton Road - 2025-04-12
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How neighbourhoods moved each quarter

2023

Whole-area crime rate 27.9 to 31.6 per 1,000 (high: Q4 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Manor House 7th→3rd (Q4) moved down Stamford Hill 2nd→6th (Q4)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 31.5 to 32.9 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2024).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Stamford Hill 6th→2nd (Q1) Hackney Downs 6th→1st (Q3) London Fields 11th→6th (Q4)

2025

Whole-area crime rate 29.0 to 34.7 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Stoke Newington 5th→1st (Q1)

2026

Whole-area crime rate 28.9 to 32.1 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Hackney Downs 8th→3rd (Q2)

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: violent incidents were 39% (3,194), property incidents were 32% (2,610), public order incidents were 25% (2,040) and vehicle crimes were 5% (438).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighbourhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

Left out: Shoreditch. They have almost no residents: their crimes are against visitors, so a rate per resident says little about living there.

The 14 neighbourhoods on the map

Hackney is made of 14 neighbourhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations and OS Open Names: 258,109 residents between them.

Clapton
Dalston Junction
Dalston Kingsland
Hackney Central
Hackney Downs
Hackney Wick
Haggerston
Homerton
Hoxton
London Fields
Manor House
Rectory Road
Stamford Hill
Stoke Newington

All 14 neighbourhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2023.
#	Neighbourhood	Residents	All	Violent	Property	Vehicle	Public order	Rate vs Q1 2023	Places gained
1	Stoke Newington	24,105	21.1	8.4	5.9	1.2	5.6	15%	–
2	Clapton	28,121	22.9	8.8	6.1	1.1	6.9	2%	3
3	Hackney Downs	13,737	23.6	9.8	6.0	2.0	5.8	6%	4
4	Rectory Road	19,493	24.8	10.1	6.6	1.5	6.6	18%	2
5	Stamford Hill	20,670	26.1	10.7	6.3	1.9	7.2	24%	2
6	Haggerston	20,102	27.7	10.8	8.6	1.3	7.0	14%	–
7	Homerton	32,742	27.9	13.2	6.6	1.7	6.3	3%	1
8	London Fields	22,672	32.5	12.1	11.3	1.6	7.4	5%	1
9	Manor House	14,377	32.6	13.3	10.5	1.1	7.7	48%	5
10	Dalston Junction	10,591	36.9	13.4	12.3	2.9	8.3	1%	1
11	Hoxton	18,278	38.8	11.1	15.8	1.6	10.3	2%	1
12	Dalston Kingsland	13,910	54.6	21.0	18.0	2.2	13.3	28%	1
13	Hackney Wick	10,246	59.0	25.9	17.8	3.6	11.8	73%	3
14	Hackney Central	9,065	70.9	19.2	34.0	2.0	15.8	36%	–

Photographs

82 photographs of the 14 neighbourhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 82 photographs and their credits

Stoke Newington · Abney Park Chapel 2. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapton · De Havilland Building in Clapton 2024-07-18. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hackney Downs · Hackney Downs Station. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stamford Hill · Our Lady's Catholic High School, Stamford Hill 1. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Haggerston · 318-346, Kingsland Road E2. Photo: Hjamesberglen, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Homerton · Matchbox Sculpture. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
London Fields · 1 Greenwood Road, Former Hackney Sorting Office. Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Manor House · Castle Climbing Centre from Allerton Road - 2025-04-12. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dalston Junction · Ashwin Street, Dalston. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hoxton · Fairchild House, London 2. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dalston Kingsland · Cornershop, Dalston. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hackney Wick · Carpenters Road Lock with Olympic Stadium and Orbit. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hackney Central · Flickr - Duncan~ - Hackney Town Hall. Photo: Duncan Harris from Nottingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Old Street · Former Royal Standard, Hoxton, London. 2012. Photo: Adam Bruderer, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Shoreditch · Shoreditch Station from Broadgate Tower. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stoke Newington · 22 Stoke Newington Church Street London N16 0LU. Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapton · Springfield House, Springfield Park, Hackney 2025-05-05. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Stamford Hill · Our Lady's Catholic High School, Stamford Hill 2. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Haggerston · Model of St Mary's Haggerston. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Homerton · Homerton Hospital. Photo: Charles Hutchins, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
London Fields · Broadway Market. Photo: Patrick van IJzendoorn, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Manor House · Former 'Manor House' Public House, London N4. Photo: jelm6, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hoxton · 1700s Interior, Museum of the Home 2025-11-30. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hackney Wick · Hackney Wick Station. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hackney Central · Flickr - Duncan~ - Hackney, Mare Street. Photo: Duncan Harris from Nottingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Shoreditch · Shoreditch Station Concourse. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stoke Newington · Gibson Gardens, Stoke Newington. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapton · Hadley Court, Stoke Newington. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Stamford Hill · Stamford Hill Overground Station. Photo: bowroaduk, Public domain · Flickr
Haggerston · Kingsland Road, Haggerston. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Homerton · Matchbox Cars Sculpture. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
London Fields · K2 Telephone Booths Well Street. Photo: Hjamesberglen, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hoxton · 69 Hackney Road. The Top of an Old Courage Pub Called Ye Olde Axe. Photo: Maggie Jones, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Hackney Wick · Hackney Wick Station. Photo: Dexters Lab, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hackney Central · D.handlowy Feniks. Photo: E. van Deldena, 1905, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Shoreditch · Bishopsgate Goods Yard as Seen from Shoreditch High St Station. Photo: carlbob, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stoke Newington · Edgar Allan Poe Plaque. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapton · Road. Photo: illustir, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stamford Hill · Stamford Hill Overground Station. Photo: bowroaduk, Public domain · Flickr
Haggerston · The Haggerston. Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Homerton · <Div Class='fn'> Tower Blocks UK: Hackney London Homerton High Street and Ponsford Street, L14-36.Jpg</Div>. Photo: Miles Glendinning, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
London Fields · Ayahs' Home Plaque in Hackney. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hoxton · Fairchild House, London 3. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hackney Wick · Hackney Wick Station. Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hackney Central · Mare Street, Hackney Central, 19 September 2012. Photo: tony_duell, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Shoreditch · Shoreditch High Street Meets Old Street 01. Photo: psigrist, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stoke Newington · Jolly Butchers, Stoke Newington 2025-04-12. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapton · Clapton. Photo: illustir, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stamford Hill · <Div Class='fn'> Tower Blocks UK: Hackney London 35-39 Stamford Hill, L16-22.Jpg</Div>. Photo: Miles Glendinning, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Homerton · <Div Class='fn'> Tower Blocks UK: Hackney London Homerton High Street, L14-35.Jpg</Div>. Photo: Miles Glendinning, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
London Fields · Former Public Toilets, Victoria Park. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hoxton · 17 Hackney Road - Happy Sailor, Tattoo Shop.. Photo: Maggie Jones from London, England, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Hackney Wick · St Mary of Eton Hackney Wick. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Shoreditch · Shoreditch High Street Overground (Hackney / The City). Photo: JasonParis, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stoke Newington · Harringey Electrics, Dry Cleaners. Photo: Lucy Fisher from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapton · Clapton Passage 1882. Photo: sarflondondunc, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stamford Hill · Stamford Hill. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Homerton · 1898. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
London Fields · London Fields Lido. Photo: purpaboo, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hoxton · St Anne's Hoxton.. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hackney Wick · The White Building At Hackney Wick - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stoke Newington · St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington, London. Photo: Drew de F Fawkes, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Clapton · The Murder Mile. Photo: andressolo, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stamford Hill · Turnpike House. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Homerton · 140-142 Homerton High Street. Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
London Fields · Broadway Market. Photo: _dChris, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hoxton · Shoreditch Church. Photo: bixentro, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hackney Wick · Oblongs. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stoke Newington · St Mary's Church, Stoke Newington - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Clapton · Clapton Park Estate. Photo: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stamford Hill · Stamford Hill. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Homerton · Chesham Arms, Mehetabel Road, Homerton. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hoxton · Former Royal Standard, Hoxton, London. Photo: Adam Bruderer, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stoke Newington · Stoke Newington High Street. Photo: lucyrfisher, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stamford Hill · Grodzinski's. Photo: lucyrfisher, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Homerton · Sutton House. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hoxton · Wenlock Arms, Hoxton, London. Photo: Adam Bruderer, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Stoke Newington · Abney House Gateway. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Homerton · The Tiger & The Immaculate Heart of Mary & St Dominic, Homerton. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hoxton · William IV, Hoxton, London. Photo: Adam Bruderer, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Homerton · Kwick Cars, Homerton. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Homerton · Homerton War Memorial. Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data as published by the UK Home Office through their national data portal at data.police.uk and licensed under their Open Government Licence v3.0. Reported crime incidents originate from individual Territorial Police Forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Contains ONS data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains NISRA data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighbourhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighbourhood.