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Hacton

Middle area

South west Havering. 8,196 people in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Hacton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£465,000
Joint 1,228th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,579
Joint 4,268th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Hacton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hacton at a rate of 47.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.6 per 1,000 people across Havering.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences130
Anti-social behaviour67
Other crime65
Vehicle crime47
Burglary20
Shoplifting20
Criminal damage and arson15
Drug offences15
Robbery5
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Hacton compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

HactonMiddle
Median sale price30 middle areas, Havering · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Havering30 areas from £306,000 to £812,500. The middle area is £448,750. Hacton is £465,000.
£465,00012th most expensive
Population30 middle areas, Havering · 2021
Population: every middle area in Havering30 areas from 5,989 to 13,842. The middle area is 8,563. Hacton is 7,579.
7,5797th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 middle areas, Havering · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Havering30 areas from 0.0% to 26.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Hacton is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, Havering · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Havering30 areas from 79.4% to 99.2%. The middle area is 92.2%. Hacton is 99.2%.
99.2%highest

Is Hacton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hacton at a rate of 47.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.6 per 1,000 people across Havering.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hacton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (130), anti-social behaviour (67) and other crime (65).

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 Havering

These figures are published for the whole of Havering, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Havering and not Hacton alone. See Havering

Average house price
£448,648
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,045
40th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.7×
Joint 61st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.8
Joint 121st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hacton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hacton was £465,000 in 2025.

Hacton had 7,579 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Hacton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hacton, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.