Total Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saw Mill Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Springfield , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saw Mill Way (N16 6AE) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Springfield average (108.1 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 Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saw Mill Way (N16 6AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lemsford Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saw Mill Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingwood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saw Mill Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingwood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovelands Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timberwharf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Watermint Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingwood Road
Apr 2026Other theft Lemsford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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