Hackney

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Hackney.

Population: 280,941
People in Employment: 131,200 (69.4%)
People Inactive: 46,440 (24.6%)
People Unemployed: 11,325 (6.0%)
Number Of Jobs: 76k
Median Salary: £0
Mean Salary: £45,546

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Hackney. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Hackney for 2024

Hackneys most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 9,469 crimes and in 2022 there were 9,652 crimes. Which is an decrease of 183 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	9,490	1,593	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	8,922	1,496	Getting Better
Other theft	4,388	685	Getting Better
Theft from the person	3,181	452	Getting Better
Public order	2,305	410	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	3,084	402	Getting Better
Burglary	2,418	400	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,921	318	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	1,641	280	Getting Better
Robbery	1,439	248	Getting Better
Drugs	1,442	240	Getting Better
Shoplifting	843	169	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	198	39	Getting Better
Other crime	293	36	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Hackney

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Hoxton East & Shoreditch has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Hackney, with 4879 crimes and 343 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Stamford Hill West has 646 crimes and 57 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Hoxton East & Shoreditch	724	51
Hackney Central	536	37
Homerton	525	36
Hackney Wick	372	29
Dalston	363	33
Springfield	353	20
London Fields	345	26
Haggerston	327	22
Clissold	295	22
King's Park	279	22
Hackney Downs	260	18
Hoxton West	259	15
Stoke Newington	259	18
Woodberry Down	237	21
Brownswood	235	24
Shacklewell	209	22
De Beauvoir	207	20
Lea Bridge	176	11
Cazenove	143	9
Stamford Hill West	119	10
Victoria	41	7

Crime map for Hackney

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Hackney

The average property price in Hackney is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Hackney is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Hackney could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£1,199,812.50	£1,137,639.02	£961,355.91	£576,177.25
2022	£1,194,182.47	£1,127,447.01	£955,702.66	£571,534.30
2021	£1,088,859.93	£1,031,084.90	£878,263.34	£538,967.18
2020	£1,038,746.65	£994,250.39	£846,776.02	£533,566.77
2019	£978,884.01	£928,834.45	£788,239.68	£510,377.64
2018	£949,968.98	£898,007.65	£763,931.76	£502,280.88
2017	£946,484.31	£889,688.51	£759,349.08	£507,816.46
2016	£938,597.67	£887,230.45	£758,128.80	£495,251.18
2015	£872,362.85	£835,577.23	£717,783.50	£466,307.68
2014	£778,264.94	£747,815.38	£645,588.19	£420,096.60
2013	£625,078.45	£609,288.02	£526,930.16	£343,044.25
2012	£542,998.35	£526,614.63	£455,895.95	£300,432.84
2011	£512,147.90	£492,209.52	£426,097.63	£286,389.41
2010	£490,179.53	£475,598.56	£413,144.27	£279,183.16

Property prices over time for Hackney

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Hackney

The median salary in Hackney is £0 and the mean salary in Hackney is £45,546.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 76k
Median Salary: £0
Annual Percentage Change: 0.0%
Mean Salary: £45,546

Salary comparison between Hackney and Inner London

See how Hackney compares to the rest of Inner London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Inner London is £42,665 in Wandsworth and the lowest median salary is £0 in Haringey. Hackney ranks 12 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Wandsworth	100k	£42,665	12.5%	£65,006	9.9%
Westminster	49k	£39,562	-0.2%	£56,763	-4.6%
Islington	67k	£38,434	10.3%	£0	0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham	56k	£37,884	0.7%	£53,092	0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea	31k	£37,578	-3.7%	£0	0.0%
Lambeth	99k	£37,566	5.9%	£48,060	10.2%
Tower Hamlets	92k	£36,162	0.6%	£46,716	3.6%
Camden	51k	£35,575	1.3%	£48,707	7.0%
Southwark	101k	£34,583	1.1%	£45,685	7.2%
Lewisham	90k	£32,579	8.8%	£38,066	3.9%
Newham	92k	£29,131	-4.4%	£33,173	-5.0%
Haringey	65k	£0	0.0%	£40,826	17.6%
City of London	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%