Crime Rates at Defoe Road, London, N16 0EG

Defoe Road 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 Defoe Road (N16 0EG) 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 Defoe Road (N16 0EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brett Close, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lordship Terrace (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.