Hackney Downs — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
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Recorded crime — June 2026
126 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (112): ▲ 14 (13%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences43 · 34%
- Anti-social behaviour25 · 20%
- Theft from the person18 · 14%
- Other theft9 · 7%
- Public order9 · 7%
- Vehicle crime9 · 7%
- Burglary5 · 4%
- Robbery3 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
105 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified53 · 50%
- Unable to prosecute suspect38 · 36%
- Awaiting court outcome9 · 9%
- Formal action is not in the public interest2 · 2%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 1%
- Local resolution1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Reducing burglaries in Hackney Downs ward.
Increasing patrols in the areas where burglaries have occurred and by obtaining viable CCTV footage for rapid identification of possible suspects.
Set: 2026-06-09
Reducing drug dealing and drug use in Hackney Downs Park, Queensdown Road, Downs Road and the Landfield Estate.
Partnership working and increased patrols in Hackney Downs Park, Queensdown Road, Downs Road and the Landfield Estate to reduce the numbers of those engaging in drug dealing and drug use.
Set: 2026-06-09
Reducing robberies and theft snatches between Hackney Downs Park and Stoke Newington Common.
Increasing patrols between Hackney Downs Park and Stoke Newington Common on peak days and times when the robberies and theft snatches occur.
Set: 2026-06-09
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.