Total Crime Rate

443.1 per 1,000 10/10 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 443.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 141.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Burglary 44.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Drugs 32.2 10/10
  • Robbery 32.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bethune Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 47th 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 Bethune Road (N16 5DX) in the last 12 months was 443.1 per 1,000 residents and was 179.4% higher than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (β‰ˆ 136.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethune Road (N16 5DX), the main crime hotspot is near Bethune Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bethune Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bergholt Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tewkesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New River Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New River Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary New River Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newnton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newnton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newnton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tewkesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Park β€”
Sep 2025Public order Tewkesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tewkesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethune Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A503 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A503 β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Eade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New River Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Amhurst Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethune Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethune Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethune Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bethune Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethune Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethune Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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