Total Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stoke Newington Church Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stoke Newington Church Street (N16 0AR) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Clissold average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stoke Newington Church Street (N16 0AR), the main crime hotspot is near Stoke Newington High Street. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke Newington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Abney Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gibson Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kynaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Garnham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chesholm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bouverie Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Defoe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oldfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kynaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oldfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oldfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kynaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kynaston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Martaban Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stoke Newington High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stoke Newington High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stoke Newington High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stoke Newington High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manley Court | Under investigation |
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