Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Scholars 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Clissold| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dynevor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albion Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B104 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B104 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B104 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunstor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nevill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nevill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dynevor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Defoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Defoe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albion Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B104 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lordship Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brett Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brett Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brett Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Yoakley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yoakley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Knebworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Osterley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osterley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Osterley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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