Crime Rate in Clissold, ward

Clissold has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 1267th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 254th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Clissold in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Hackney district average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Clissold’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 446 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -15.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 487 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Clissold ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Matthias Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.