Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gilda 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gilda Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Halberd Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Halberd Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Halberd Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Halberd Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halberd Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilda Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gilda Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gilda Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gilda Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gilda Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilda Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chardmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chardmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Geldeston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forburg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rossendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rossendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Geldeston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Springfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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