Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hackney Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.41 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.41 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Hackney Central
Crime trends · Hackney Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
40
YoY +82%
ASB
25
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -30%
Burglary
4
YoY -20%
Criminal damage
4
YoY -20%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
122
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Hackney Central
Ethnicity
Total residents: 13,137
White Brit.29.5%
Other White14.5%
African14.4%
Caribbean8.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group6.8%
+ 12 other groups · 26.0%
Religion
Total residents: 13,132
No religion39.3%
Christian33.4%
Muslim14.5%
Not answered6.7%
Other religion1.9%
+ 3 other religions · 4.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 13,135
25–3426.3%
35–4922.2%
50–6415.6%
10–156.6%
20–246.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.9%
Households
Total households: 5,855
Other28.4%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.2%
