This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.85 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.85 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Hackney
Crime trends · Hackney
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
705
YoY +22%
ASB
547
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
143
YoY -10%
Burglary
128
YoY -14%
Criminal damage
125
YoY +25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
2,885
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Hackney
Ethnicity
Total residents: 258,855
White Brit.33.9%
Other White16.6%
African11.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group7.8%
Caribbean6.9%
+ 10 other groups · 23.4%
Religion
Total residents: 258,914
No religion36.3%
Christian30.7%
Muslim13.3%
Not answered8.7%
Jewish6.7%
+ 1 other religions · 4.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 258,709
25–3424.5%
35–4922.2%
50–6414.6%
20–247.2%
10–157.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.3%
Households
Total households: 105,915
Other25.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
