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Is Shacklewell safe?

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Indicative score

Elevated caution

Based on public recorded crime near Shacklewell, Hackney within 500m.

Incidents

223

Trend

rising

Confidence

High

Crime Summary

Most recent public police data available: July 2026.

violent crime52
Anti-social behaviour59
Theft from the person20
Other theft22
Burglary15
Shoplifting19

Area Profile

A strong food and nightlife base where theft and late-evening crowding can be more relevant than daytime concerns.

Tourist friendlinessGood
Family suitabilityMixed
NightlifeActive
Late-night cautionHigher

Local Policing

This point falls in the Shacklewell neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.

Current local priorities

  • The local community has expressed concerns regarding the issue of robbery and phone snatches in the local area. We have seen a rise in this crime type along the A10 junction with the Crossway outside bars and restaurants in the area. The issue tends to occur in the evenings and late at night, with victims being often being distracted immediately prior to the snatch. This is a long term goal and the safer neighbourhood team will set up a number of operations to target this.
  • Concerns raised by the residents about ASB and drug taking from cars in an around Shacklewell Road.
  • Theft from retail premises affects all uses of local stores. The local community have particularly noticed this at CoOp, Stoke Newington Road.
Local policing team page

Transport

Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.

Dalston Kingsland

499m away · Mildmay

Dalston Junction

690m away · 149, 242, 243

Rectory Road

768m away · Greater Anglia, Weaver

Hackney Downs

854m away · Greater Anglia, Weaver

How to Read This

Designed for travel planning, not certainty.

  • Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
  • Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
  • A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
  • Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
  • Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
  • The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.

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