Total Crime Rate
124.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gilda Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Cazenove , and the 266th lowest 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 Gilda Crescent (N16 6JP) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% higher than the Cazenove average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gilda Crescent (N16 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Clapton Road. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cazenove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Halberd Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Halberd Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Halberd Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Halberd Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halberd Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilda Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gilda Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gilda Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gilda Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gilda Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gilda Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chardmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chardmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Geldeston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Forburg Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Charnwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rossendale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rossendale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Geldeston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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