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 84 13

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 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%

See how Hackney compares to other areas in Inner London

Number of businesses by industry for Hackney

You can swipe right on the table to view all the rows

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
20 870 1,620 140 825 2,020 445 1,150 4,460 355 1,595 5,825 2,230 5 460 685 1,700