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King's Park · Hackney

King's Park: your neighbourhood

King's Park electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 19% here, compared with 32% across Hackney (13.2 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 52% here, compared with 40% across Hackney (11.6 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 46.7% here, compared with 52.4% across Hackney (5.7 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

10.1%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,325 out of 13,062.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.1%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

791 out of 13,061.

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People counted in the census

13,061

21 March 2021 · King's Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

13,061 out of 13,061.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

46.7%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,836 out of 10,366.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

60.5%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,982 out of 4,931.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

26.8%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,322 out of 4,931.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.5%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,782 out of 10,374.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.6%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

5,976 out of 10,374.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

5.8%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

605 out of 10,374.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18.4%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,905 out of 10,366.

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Homes rented privately

19%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

938 out of 4,931.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

10.6%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,101 out of 10,374.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

52%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,568 out of 4,931.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

5.9%

21 March 2021 · King's Park

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

616 out of 10,374.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for King's Park ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

859 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 837 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

King's Park ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 87 mapped crimes in September 2024; 65 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · King's Park
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 20248719
October 20248118
November 20248118
December 20246919
January 20254920
February 20255322
March 20256917
April 20255811
May 20256518
June 20258215
July 20257235
August 20257126
September 20257320
October 20257622
November 20256224
December 20257923
January 20266216
February 20266314
March 20266621
April 20266230
May 20268026
June 20268123
July 20269029
August 20266519
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · King's Park
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime345
other theft89
vehicle crime75
theft from the person69
burglary63
public order55
criminal damage arson49
drugs37
robbery29
bicycle theft22
other crime12
shoplifting9
possession of weapons5
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Hackney →