Total Crime Rate

189.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

George 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in George Downing Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lampard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belfast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windus Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Windus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lampard Grove β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lampard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northwold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoke Newington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stoke Newington Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoke Newington β€”
Sep 2025Public order Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reizel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reizel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Reizel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reizel Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belfast Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Northwold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reizel Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stoke Newington Common Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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