Crime Rates at East Bank, London, N16 5PZ

East Bank area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Stamford Hill West , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Bank (N16 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Stamford Hill West average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Bank (N16 5PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunsmure Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bethune Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.