Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scholars Place area has the 28th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Clissold , and the 238th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scholars Place (N16 0RF) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% higher than the Clissold average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scholars Place (N16 0RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brett Close, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Defoe Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scholars Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dynevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Albion Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B104 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B104 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B104 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gunstor Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nevill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevill Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nevill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dynevor Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Defoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Defoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Grove β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B104 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lordship Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brett Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brett Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brett Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Brett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Yoakley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yoakley Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Knebworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osterley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osterley Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osterley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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