Total Crime Rate

83.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 83.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Castlewood Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Springfield , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlewood Road (N16 6DL) in the last 12 months was 83.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower than the Springfield average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlewood Road (N16 6DL), the main crime hotspot is near Clapton Common. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Castlewood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leadale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashtead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leabourne Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Overlea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saw Mill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rookwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lingwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Leabank View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ashtead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Castlewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moundfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moundfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Public order Craven Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Belz Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park/Open Space Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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