Hackney Downs vs Merton Park

Hackney Downs has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,099 crimes in the last 12 months. Merton Park has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 3,633 crimes. Merton Park scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hackney Downs shows a year-on-year crime trend of +153.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Merton Park shows -2.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hackney Downs, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (940 incidents). In Merton Park, it is Violent Crime (964 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hackney Downs recorded 811 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Merton Park recorded 864. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hackney Downs totalled 940 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 964 in Merton Park. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hackney Downs recorded 1,618 crimes (now 4,099, a change of +153.3%). Merton Park recorded 3,724 crimes previously (now 3,633, -2.4%).

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 Downs has a resolution rate of 37% and Merton Park has 29.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hackney Downs falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Merton Park 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 Downs and Merton Park. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.