Total Crime Rate
189.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025George Downing Estate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Cazenove , and the 200th 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 George Downing Estate (N16 6BE) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 158.2% higher than the Cazenove average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (β 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around George Downing Estate (N16 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 372 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoke Newington Common (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cazenove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lampard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belfast Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windus Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windus Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lampard Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lampard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lampard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northwold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stoke Newington | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stoke Newington | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoke Newington | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lynmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lynmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reizel Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reizel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Reizel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reizel Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belfast Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Northwold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reizel Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stoke Newington Common | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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