Total Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 153.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 265th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stoke Newington Church Street (N16 0LU) in the last 12 months was 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stoke Newington Church Street (N16 0LU), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 219 crimes here, including 149 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stoke Newington Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fleetwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fleetwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tyssen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kynaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kynaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glading Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glading Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kynaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kynaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hollar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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