Total Crime Rate
191.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rookwood Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Springfield , and the 197th 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 Rookwood Road (N16 6SS) in the last 12 months was 191.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rookwood Road (N16 6SS), the main crime hotspot is near Tatton Crescent. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rostrevor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tatton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belz Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tatton Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tatton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Egerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tatton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tatton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tatton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tatton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tatton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tatton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tatton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tatton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Olinda Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tatton Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castlewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapton Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton Common | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapton Common | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lingwood Road | Under investigation |
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