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Crime in N1 7

How much crime is recorded in N1 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hackney
Region
London
Population
24,619 (2024)
Crime

How safe is N1 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in N1 7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

N1 7National
Shoplifting21.28.4
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Burglary16.99.1
Theft from the person11.22.1
Other theft8.74.5
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs3.02.4
Robbery3.01.4
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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