Total Crime Rate
297.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Springfield , and the 102nd 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 This (N16 5LE) in the last 12 months was 297.8 per 1,000 residents and was 191.1% higher than the Springfield average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode N16 5LE, the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Springfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stanard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lewis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ermine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ermine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ermine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewis Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lewis Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ermine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westcott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westcott Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westcott Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westcott Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Westcott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westcott Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westcott Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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