Total Crime Rate
176.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holmleigh Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Stamford Hill West , and the 211th highest crime rate of 580 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 Holmleigh Road (N16 5QA) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 119.8% higher than the Stamford Hill West average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holmleigh Road (N16 5QA), the main crime hotspot is near Stamford Hill. Police recorded 239 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stamford Hill West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Northfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunsmure Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stamford Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shushan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Royal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stamford Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rav Pinter Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Stamford Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reizel Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Reizel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Reizel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Royal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Reizel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stamford Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stamford Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leatherhead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leatherhead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leatherhead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leatherhead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leatherhead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Leatherhead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stamford Hill | Under investigation |
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