Total Crime Rate
48.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wellington Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Springfield , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Avenue (N15 6BB) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower than the Springfield average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellington Avenue (N15 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lemsford Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Tottenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elm Park Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moundfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grovelands Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lemsford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Timberwharf Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Page Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Watermint Quay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saw Mill Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Craven Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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