Hackney Wick vs South Acton

Hackney Wick has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,821 crimes in the last 12 months. South Acton has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 7,587 crimes. South Acton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hackney Wick shows a year-on-year crime trend of +82.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. South Acton shows +2.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hackney Wick, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (856 incidents). In South Acton, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (1,853 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hackney Wick recorded 744 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while South Acton recorded 1,853. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hackney Wick totalled 856 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,675 in South Acton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hackney Wick recorded 2,089 crimes (now 3,821, a change of +82.9%). South Acton recorded 7,375 crimes previously (now 7,587, +2.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Hackney Wick has a resolution rate of 37.3% and South Acton has 36.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hackney Wick falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. South Acton is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Hackney Wick and South Acton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.