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Crime in N16 9

How much crime is recorded in N16 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hackney
Region
London
Population
17,917 (2024)
Crime

How safe is N16 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in N16 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).

N16 9National
Anti-social behaviour18.510.7
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary10.69.1
Theft from the person5.72.1
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order3.64.6
Drugs2.92.4
Robbery2.71.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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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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