King's Park, Hackney: Safety
Safety
King's Park is noticeably safer than most of London. Crime's been dropping steadily — it fell from 84.3 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to 78.8 in 2025, which is well below London's average of around 204. That downward trend has carried on into 2026.
You'll find significantly fewer crimes here than in all five neighbouring areas, which shows this part of east London is genuinely safer than its surroundings.
Burglary and vehicle crime are both lower than the London average. Anti-social behaviour is the most common crime type here, but it still sits at roughly a third of the London average rate. Overall, King's Park is one of the calmer neighbourhoods around.
Source: police-recorded crime for King's Park ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. King's Park ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
King's Park ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
81.3
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Hackney Wick
199.7
Lower than
Homerton
197.3
Lower than
Lea Bridge
143.7
Lower than
Leyton
136.1
Lower than
Lea Bridge
135.3
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in King's Park ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences28%24%
- Anti-social behaviour24%21%
- Vehicle crime8%7%
- Other theft7%9%
- Criminal damage and arson6%5%
- Theft from the person6%8%
- Public order5%5%
- Burglary4%4%
- Robbery4%3%
- Drugs3%5%
- Bicycle theft2%1%
- Other crime1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%<1%
- Shoplifting<1%8%
