Homerton South
Middle areaEast Hackney. 12,170 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 2% of people in Homerton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Homerton South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Homerton South at a rate of 138.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 146.2 per 1,000 people across Hackney.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 670 |
| Other crime | 301 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 277 |
| Theft from the person | 93 |
| Vehicle crime | 83 |
| Drug offences | 62 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 60 |
| Shoplifting | 54 |
| Burglary | 53 |
| Robbery | 34 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Homerton South compares
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Is Homerton South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Homerton South at a rate of 138.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 146.2 per 1,000 people across Hackney.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 157 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Homerton South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (670), other crime (301) and anti-social behaviour (277).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Hackney
These figures are published for the whole of Hackney, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hackney and not Homerton South alone. See Hackney
Homerton South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Homerton South was £435,000 in 2025.
Homerton South had 11,882 usual residents at the census.
About 2% of people in Homerton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Homerton South, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.