Community safety and enforcement
The safety and welfare of our residents is a key concern for the Council, from social and personal safety to the wider issues affecting our environment.
We are working closely with our partners to make Hackney a safe place to live, work and visit.
On this page:
- Report an issue
- What we're doing to combat crime and antisocial behaviour
- Serious violence
- Alcohol-related crime and disorder
- On-street drug markets and substance misuse
- Domestic abuse and sexual abuse support
- Hate crime and harassment support
- Preventing radicalisation and extremis
- Moped and bicycle assisted theft advice
- Emergency planning and response
- Our enforcement officers
- Public space surveillance (CCTV) in Hackney
- External advice and contact numbers
Report an issue
Report issues and help us keep Hackney safe:
- noise
- antisocial behaviour and crime
- fly-tipping
- graffiti
- dog fouling
- fly-posting
- highway obstructions
- trading standards
- environmental health
- licensing
- illegal tobacco
What we’re doing to combat crime and antisocial behaviour
Our community safety partnership plan 2023 to 2026 (PDF 4.9mb) outlines our priorities every year.
We work with other agencies as part of a community safety partnership to tackle issues that can cause harm to communities, including transport-related incidents and other environmental factors that impact on public wellbeing.
Our main strategic priorities over the next 3 years are:
- serious violence and gang violence
- alcohol-related crime and disorder
- on-street drug markets and substance misuse
- domestic abuse / violence against women and girls (VAWG)
Read our community safety priorities to find out about the activities we are doing to tackle each priority.
Serious violence
We work closely with our partners to tackle serious violence by treating it as a preventable public health issue.
More information on serious violence support and reporting.
Alcohol-related crime and disorder
We work with our partners, businesses and residents to help create a safer night-time economy for everyone.
On-street drug markets and substance misuse
We are working to make Hackney safer by tacking on-street drug markets, alongside providing support to residents affected by substance misuse.
Domestic abuse and sexual abuse support
We have a zero-tolerance approach to violence against women and girls and domestic abuse.
Hate crime and harassment support
Hackney is a proud, diverse borough with a strong tradition of standing up to all forms of hatred and discrimination. We continue to work with our partners in the Police and with hate crime specialists to train Hackney staff and residents to recognise and to be active bystanders against hate crime in all its forms.
Find out more about how we’re tackling hate crime:
Preventing radicalisation and extremism
We work closely with our partners to safeguard vulnerable people who are at risk of being drawn into extremism and terrorism, through the Government’s Prevent programme.
Prevent offers training and guidance for partners and local organisations, as well as support, through the Channel programme, for people who may be at risk of radicalisation.
It challenges all types of extremist ideology, including far-right extremism, which makes up almost one-third of Channel referrals nationwide.
Moped and bicycle assisted theft advice
Our CCTV operators work with the Metropolitan Police to deter theft by people on bikes and mopeds.
The joint operations have resulted in a number of arrests.
Our enforcement officers
We have 28 uniformed officers who gather intelligence, issue fines and other formal notices to tackle issues like antisocial behaviour, noise, urination, fly-tipping, and graffiti.
They work closely with partners to support businesses and ensure the safety of residents and visitors.
Public space surveillance (CCTV) in Hackney
There are different types of public space surveillance systems available on land managed by the Council: CCTV in or around areas we manage, such as Council housing estates, CCTV in public places and temporary or permanent CCTV.
Emergency planning and response
We have the same responsibility for dealing with emergencies as organisations such as the police, the fire brigade and the ambulance service. Emergency planning.
External advice and contact numbers
Community Safety, Business Regulation and Enforcement Service
Address
Telephone
Opening times
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday – 9am to 5pm (telephone)
- Wednesday – 9am to 4pm (telephone)