Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stoke Newington Church Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 124th 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 0LA) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the Clissold average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stoke Newington Church Street (N16 0LA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Stoke Newington Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barn Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Barn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peppie Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stoke Newington Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Peppie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peppie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chesholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lordship Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sandbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bouverie Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oldfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nevill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Defoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stoke Newington Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawksley Road
Apr 2026Other theft Fleetwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fleetwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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